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London County Council 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The following table shows the estimate of population on the 6th April, 1897, and the amount of excess of contribution over grant, or of grant over contribution, in respect of each district for each of the half-years ended 30th September, 1897, and 3lst March, 1898, respectively—

The following table shows the estimate of population on the 6th April, 1897, and the amount of excess of contribution over grant, or of grant over contribution, in respect of each district for each of the half-years ended 30th September, 1897, and 3lst March, 1898, respectively—

Sanitary District.Estimated population, 6th April, 1897.Equalisation charge, being excess of contribution over grant.Net grant being excess, of grant over contribution.
£s.d.£s.d.
Paddington124,4824,070162--_
Kensington169,9569,038811---
Hammersmith104,759___3,19419
Fulham115,335___4,267810
Chelsea97,676___1372
St. George, Hanover-square79,44616,754510___
Westminster52,6665,631141___
St. James23,0507,692118___
Marylebone140,8025,856117___
Hampstead77,6912,224511___
Pancras240,854-__3,74858
Islington338,331---11,797153
Stoke Newington34,476---791135
Hackney226,024---9,55467
St. Giles38,4531,576_10___
St. Martin-in-the-Fields12,7745,86358___
Strand24,1365,492211___
Holborn31,2622,070174___
Clerkenwell66,349---1,657136
St. Luke41,555223106___
London, City of31,42352,38341-__
Shoreditch122,260---3,6656_
Bethnal-green127,141---7,16097
Whitechapel77,872---2,41595
St. George-in-the-East47,266---2,30795
Limehouse58,106---2,050_1
Mile-end Old-town110,648--_6,1445_
Poplar169,161--_7,79286
St. Saviour, Southwark24,5441,92489___
St. George, Southwark63,564___2,836_8
Newington121,079___6,02371
St. Olave11,6151,466105--_
Bermondsey85,355---3,35565
Rotherhithe40,379---1,36695
Lambeth296,102---8,81536
Battersea167,366---5,841-8
Wandsworth194,690---3,75628
■Camberwell254,843---11,24019
Greenwich176,805---6,49229
Lewisham108,322---2,206-11
Woolwich41,366---783189
Lee40,058_--50557
Plumstead60,671---3,5901311
The Charterhouse13914113__-_
Grav'8-inn2431781310___
The Close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter3421517___
Inner Temple148278121___
Middle Temple105171191___
Lincoln's-inn19233175___
Staple-inn93054___
Furnival-inn4152173__—

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Sanitary Administration of Districts.
Clerkenwell.—In February, 1897, I presented to the Public Health Committee a report by
Dr. Young on the sanitary condition of Clerkenwell (see Appendix IV). The following is a brief
summary of the matters to which l)r. Young considered the attention of the vestry should be given—
1. The existence in houses of defective conditions. For the most part these are of such
a character as to be readily capable of remedy under the powers given by the provisions of
the Public Health (London) Act.
2. The existence of courts and alleys which are narrow and badly arranged, and of
houses which are old and worn out. Concerning these the vestry should see the necessity of
applying for closing orders or taking other proceedings under the Housing of the Working
Classes Act.
3. The existence of a considerable number of houses in the district occupied by members
of more than one family. Many of these are not of such a character as to need frequent
periodic inspections. Others again are not so well circumstanced as regards the conditions
in which they are kept, and these need registration and regulation under the provisions of
section 94 of the Public Health (London) Act.