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St Mary (Battersea) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea]

Published
1890
Pages
219
Tables
92

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    Ward No. I.
    Retiring Members re-elected.New Members.Members retiring from office and not re-elected.
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    2 Ward No. II.
    Retiring Members re-elected.New Members.Members retiring from office and not re-elected.
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    Ward No. I.
    Name in full of Candidates nominated.Residence or Place occupiedNominated byNo. of Votes
    On show of handsOn Poll
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    VESTRYMEN.
    Name.Address or Place occupied.
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    Ward No. II.
    Name in full of Candidates nominated.Residence or Place occupiedNominated byNo.of Votes
    On show of handsOn Poll
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    VESTRYMEN.
    Name.Address or Place occupied.
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    Ward No. III.
    Name in full of Candidates nominated.Residence or Place occupiedNominated byNo.of Votes
    On show of handsOn Poll
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    VESTRYMEN.
    Name.Address or Place occupied.
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    Ward No. IV.
    Name in full of Candidates nominated.Residence or Place occupiedNominated byNo.of Votes
    On show of handsOn Poll
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    VESTRYMEN.
    Name.Address or Place occupied.
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    The Works and General Purposes Committee. 24 Members.
    Re-appointed.Appointed.
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    The Street Cleansing Dusting and Depôt Committee. 24 Members.
    Re-appointed.Appointed.
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    The Sanitary Committee. 24 Members.
    Re-appointed.Appointed.
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    The Finance Committee. 24 Members.
    Re-appointed.Appointed.
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    The Law and Parliamentary Committee. 16 Members.
    Re-Appointed.Appointed.
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    The decisions of the Vestry upon the following Parliamentary Bills, all of which received careful consideration by the Committee, were as under:—
    Title of the Bill.Decision of the Vestry.
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    The Vestry accepted the following tenders for works and services, and contracts were entered into in the respective cases:—
    Tender forName of ContractorPeriod
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    Name and Address of Vendor.Description of Article.Result of Analysis.Fine and Costs.
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    STATEMENT SHEWING THE ATTENDANCES OF MEMBERS AT MEETINGS OF THE VESTRY AND COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR ENDED 25TH MARCH, 1890.
    Names of Members.No. of Meetings Summoned to.No. of Meetings Attended.Observations.
    Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance CommitteeLaw&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary CommitteeSub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.
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    STATEMENT SHEWING THE ATTENDANCES OF MEMBERS AT MEETINGS OF THE VESTRY AND COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR ENDED 25TH MARCH, 1890.
    Names of Members.No. of Meetings Summoned to.No. of Meetings Attended.Observations.
    Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.
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    STATEMENT SHEWING THE ATTENDANCES OF MEMBERS AT MEETINGS OF THE VESTRY AND COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR ENDED 25TH MARCH, 1890.
    Names of Members.No. of Meetings Summoned to.No. of Meetings Attended.Observations.
    Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.
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    STATEMENT SHEWING THE ATTENDANCES OF MEMBERS AT MEETINGS OF THE VESTRY AND COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR ENDED 25TH MARCH, 1890.
    Names of Members.No. of Meetings Summoned to.No. of Meetings Attended,Observations.
    Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special CommitteesDelegations.Total.Vestry.Works, &c., Committee.Street Cleansing, &c., Committee.Sanitary Committee.Finance Committee.Law&Parliamentary Committee.Sub-Committees.Special Committees.Delegations.Total.
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    PARTICULARS OF NEW SEWERS.
    Road or Street.Sizes and Lengths of Sewers.
    18 ins. Pipe.12 ins. Pipe.
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    The provision for house or private drainage on the several Estates being as follows, viz.:-
    Name of Estate or Street.No. of Houses.No. of Drains.Length of pipes in ft.
    6-in.9-in.
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    The following details give the total particulars of all drains for the 12 months, ended 25th March, 1890:—
    No. of Drains.No. of Houses.Length and size.Total lengths.Total.
    4"6"9"12"15"
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    Highways. The following are the particulars of the quantities of the materials used in the repairs of the Roads and Footpaths within the Parish during the past year, viz.:—
    Guernsey Granite.Guernsey Siftings.Enderby Granite.Cornish Granite.Cornish Siftings.Fine Gravel.Rough Gravel & Pit Flints.Kentish Flints.Kentish Rag Chippings.Hard Core.Total Yards cube
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    WORKING ACCOUNT.
    Destructors.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Collection.£s.d.£s.d.
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    WORKING ACCOUNT, OR COST OF PRODUCTION.
    Tar Paving.£s.d.£s.d.
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    £s.d.£s.d.
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    BY SALE OF MATERIALS. Sale of Materials Cash received in paymant of goods delivered or Works executed:-
    Tar Paving.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The following is the total cost of the Dusting Establishment for the 12 months ended the 25th March, 1890:—
    £s.d.£5.d.
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    BLACKSMITH AND ASSISTANT.
    £S.d.£s.d.
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    WHEELWRIGHT AND ASSISTANT.
    Wheel wright snd Assistan£5.
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    SOUTHWARK AND VAUXHALL WATER CO.
    £s.d.
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    The details of Road Watering during the past season are set forth in the following tabulated statement.
    Lengths of Roads Watered.Expenses incurred.
    Hydrants and Standposts.Horse Hire.Water, Labour, Repairs to Standposts, Carts, Vans, &c.Total.
    £S,d. .£s.d.
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    New Buildings. The details of the notices that have been received for the erection of new buildings are as follows:—
    No. of Notices received.No. of Houses.Additions to Houses, &c.Stables, Wash-houses Shops, and other Buildings.Churches, Schools, Chapels, &c.Total No. of Buildings
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    DETAILS OF LIGHTING.
    South Metropolitan.Gas Light and Coke Company.Wandsworth.Total Number of Lamps.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STABLES ESTABLISHMENT. Stables Establishment. The following are the particulars of the cost of maintenance of the Stables Establishment from the 25th March, 1889, to the 25th March, 1890, shewing the keep of horses, including labour and expenses of every description:—
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    £s.d.£s.d.
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    STEAM ROLLER. The steam roller has worked 208 days during the year. The cost is as follows (first year), viz :—
    Expenditure.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Mason's Paviors' Work During the past year a sum of £1,915 1s. 4d. has Paviors' been expended in paving and channelling many of the roads and footpaths in the Parish by men employed by the Vestry, without the intervention of contractors, the following being the particulars of the works executed
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Value of Old Stones from Stock.
    £S.d.£s.d.
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    The following is a list of footpaths that have been partly tar paved or completed:—
    Name of Road or StreetArea in sup. yards.£s.d.
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    GENERAL REPAIRS. General Repairs. Comprising New Work, Topping and Dressing.
    Name of Road or Street.Area in sup. yards.£s.d.
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    The following are the particulars of the several roads adopted by the Vestry, viz.:—
    Name of Road.Length in ft.Cost.Name of Contractor
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    the ordinary cleansing and repairing works, has been £23,320 : 13 : 1 as follows, viz.:—
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY,—A.
    Battersea Whole Parish. Population (Census) 1881, 107,262 Official Population in middle of June, 1889, 154,595Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under bo years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
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    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY—B.
    Battersea, 1889. All Deaths in Public Institutions within the Parish. (162 non-parishioners.)Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.SocialPosition
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and GentryProtessional Class, Merchants, Bankers. &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
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    EastWestTotal
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    Supplemental Return, 1889.] VACCINATION.
    Registration Sub-District.Number of Births returned in the Birth List Sheets—1888.Nos. of those births duly entered by the 31st January, 1890, in Cols 10, 11, and 13, of the Vaccination Register, (Birth List Sheets), viz :—No. of Births which on the 31st Jan. 1890, remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account.Number of those Births remaining on 31st January neither duly entered in Vaccination Register (Col. 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Return) nor-accounted in the Report Bk.
    Col. 10, successfully vaccinated.Col. Insusceptible of vaccination.Had small-pox.Col. 13, Dead un-vaccinated.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removed to Districts their vaccination officers of which have been apprised.Removed to places unknown.
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    TABLE I. Birth and Death Rates.
    Years.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all causes.Death-rateNatural Increase.
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    TABLE II.
    East Batteksea 1889BirthsDeathsDeathsSmall PoxMeaslesScarlet FeverDiphtheriaWhooping CoughFeverDiarrhoeaCholeraViolenceInquestsPublic Institutions
    Under 1 Year.Above 60 Years
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    TABLE III. Statistics of Mortality.
    Battersea East. Population (Census) 1881, 54,075 Official Population in middle of 1889, 78,446Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position
    | Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Protessional Class, Mer-chants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
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    TABLE IV. Zymotic Mortality in the East Battersea Sub-District.
    18791880188118821883188418851886188718881889
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    TABLE V. Deaths in Public Institutions.
    DISEASE.Total.Sex.Age.Institutions.Elsewhere.
    Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and d upwardsUnion InfirmaryGeneral & Special HospitalsAsylums' Board Hospitals.County ana other Lunatic Asylums.
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    Comparative Table of Deaths from Non-Zymotic Diseases for II years, 1879-89.
    drseases.18791880188118821883188418851886188718881889
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    Social The relative social positions of the persons dying in the position. ...... . , _ . district during the year as given to the Registrar were as follows:—
    Number.Per cent.
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    TABLE VII. Return of Sickness and Causes of Death amongst the Parish Poor during the Year 1889, under treatment of the District Medical Officer for East Battersea, compiled from the Medical Relief Books.
    Zymotic or Epidemic Diseases.
    Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric and other Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever or Metria.Diarrhoea, Dysentery, and Cholera.Other Zymotic Diseases.Total.
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    Metropolitan Asglums Board. AMBULANCE SERVICE.
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    The return for each quarter was as follows:—
    1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th Quarter
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    The following table gives the birth and death rates for the past ten years.
    Years.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death-rate.Natural Increase.
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    DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
    West Battersea.TotalSex.Age.Institutions.
    MaleFemaleUnder 11 to 6060 and upwardsUnion InfirmaryGeneral HospitalsAsylums' Board HospitalsLunatic AsylumsElsewhere
    DISEASE.
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    The deaths registered in each quarter were as follows:—
    I st quarter.2nd quarter.3rd quarter.4th quarter.
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    Thfi death rate per 1,000 including all those which can possibly be attributed to this district during the past ten years was as follows :—
    1880188118821883188418851886188718881889
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    TABLE II. The following table shows the cause of all deaths, classified according to age, sex and social position.
    Population (Census) 1881, 52,587 Official Population in middle of June, 1889, 76,189Total Deaths from each Class of Disease. &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Males.Females.Under1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
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    TABLE III. Zymotic Mortality in the West Battersea Sub-district.
    1880188118821883188418851886188718881889
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    TABLE IV.
    1880188118821883188418851886188718881889
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    Social The per-centage of deaths in relation to social Position. position was as follows:— Number. Per Cent.
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    The following tabulated form gives the causes and number of deaths in each class:— Return of sickness and causes of death amongst the parish poor during the year 1889, under the treatment of the District Medical Officer for West Battersea, compiled from the medical relief books.
    Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric & other Fevers.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever or Metria.Diarrhoea, Dysentery, or Cholera.Other Zymotic Diseases.Total.
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    Summary of Sanitary Operations in West Battersea during the years 1888 and 1889:—
    1888.1889.
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    TABLE I.
    Ist Qr.2nd Qr.3rd qr.4th Qr.Total.
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    TABLE II.
    Quarter.Genuine.Adulterated.Inferior.Total Samples.
    1st2nd3rd4thTotal.1St2nd3rd4thTotal.1st2nd3rd4thTotal.
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    TABLE III.
    1888-89.1889-90.
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    TABLE IV. Percentages—Milk.
    1888—89.1889-90.
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    TABLE V.
    Percentage of Extraneous Water.Percentage of Fat Abstracted.Number of Samples.Quarter taken.
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    TABLE VI.
    Name of SampleAdulteration.Action taken.Result.Remarks.
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    in those years, with a comparison of percentages. The table also contains the percentages of adulteration for the five years 1877.81 and 1882.86.
    ARTICLES.No. of Samples in 1887.No. of Samples in 1888.Percentage adulterated in.
    Examined.Adulterated.Examined.Adulterated.1887.1888.Quinquenniad.
    1877.81.1882.86.
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    1 APPENDIX No. 7. 2 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE VESTRY BETWEEN THE 2STH MARCH, 1889, AND THE 25TH MARCH, 1890.
    GENERAL RATE.GENERAL RATE.
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.£s.d.
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    3 APPENDIX No. 7— continued. 4 STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE VESTRY BETWEEN THE 25th MARCH, 1889, and the 25th MARCH, 1890.
    SEWERS RATE.SEWERS RATE.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    5 6 APPENDIX No. 7— continued. STATEMENTS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE VESTRY BETWEEN THE 25th MARCH, 1889, AND THE 25th MARCH, 1890.
    NEW STREETS ACCOUNT.NEW STREETS ACCOUNT.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £S.d.£s.d.
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    1 APPENDIX No. 8
    BALANCE SHEET.BALANCE SHEET.
    1890.£s.d.1890£s.d.£s.d.
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    APPENDIX No. 9. STATEMENT OF LOANS.
    No.Date of Loan.From whom obtained.For what purpose.Rate ot Interest per cent.Amount of loan.Amount paid off.Amount remaining due.
    £s.d.££s.d.£s.d.
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    1 APPENDIX No. 10. • STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES OF AND MONEYS OWING TO THE VESTRY.
    Liabilities.Moneys Owing.
    £s.d.£sd.£s.d.
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    APPENDIX No. II. STATEMENT OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO AND EXISTING DURING THE YEAR ENDED 25th MARCH, 1890.
    Date.Name of ContractorsAddress.Nature of Contract.For what PeriodAmount of Contract.
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    Date.Name ok ContractorsAddress.Nature of Contract.For what Pekiod.Amount of Contract.
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    APPENDIX No. II,'—continued. STATEMENT OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO AND EXISTING DURING the YEAR ENDED 25th MARCH, 1890.
    Date.Name of ContractorsAddress.Nature of Contract.For what Period.Amount ok Contract.
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    Date.Name of ContractorsAddress.Nature of Contract.For what Period.Amount of Contract.
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    APPENDIX No. 12. SCHEDULE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES BELONGING TO THE VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, BATTERSEA, AT 25 TH MARCH, 1890.
    Name or Description of Property.Date of Purchase.By whom occupied.For what purpose.Nature of tenure.Annual Annual Rent Rent payable to payable Vestry, by Vestry
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    APPENDIX No. 13. STATEMENT OF INSURANCE POLICIES IN FORCE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 25TH MARCH, 1890.
    Name of Company.Insurance.No. of Policy.Amount of Insurance.Annual Premium.When payable
    ££s.d.