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Bethnal Green 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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LIABILITIES
Amount unpaid of Mortgages, granted by the late Paving Commission, and chargeable on the General Rate, £8700.
£500—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £10,000, borrowed of the Corporation of the Royal Exchange Assurance in December, 1865, towards
defraying cost of Paving Footways of "Old Streets," and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £5 per cent.
per annum.
£1500—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £10,000, borrowed of the Corporation of the Royal Exchange Assurance in July, 1867, towards
defraying cost of Paving Footways of "Old Streets,'' and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £5 per cent.
per annum.
£2400—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £16,000, borrowed of the London Life Association in December, 1867, for defraying the cost of Paving
the Carriageways of Hackney road and Whitechapel road, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £5 per
cent. per annum, to be reduced to £4 10s. per cent. per annum on payment of instalments of principal and interest within thirty days
after they respectively become due.
£1750—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £7000, borrowed of the London Life Association in April, 1869, for defraying the cost of Paving the
Carriageway of Green street, and the unpaved portion of the Carriageway of Bethnal Green road, and to be repaid by twenty equal
annual instalments, with interest at £5 per cent. per annum, to be reduced to £4 10s. per cent. per annum on payment of the instalments
of principal and interest within thirty days after they respectively become due.
£2500—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £10,000, borrowed of the London Life Association in March, 1870, for defraying the cost of Paving
Footways of "Old Streets," and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £5 per cent. per annum, to be
reduced to £4 10s. per cent. per annum on payment of the instalments of principal and interest within thirty days after they respectively
become due.
£13000—Balance of Mortgage for £20,000, borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1878, for defraying the cost of Paving the
Carriageway of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 15s. per cent, per annum.
£11,250—Balance of Mortgage for £15,000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1880, £13,000 for defraying the cost of
Carriageway Paving, and cost of Footway Paving between the Parks, and £2000 for constructing Mortuary, and to be repaid by twenty
equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 15s. per cent. per annum.
£11,900—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £14,000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in November, 1881, for defraying the cost of
Paving the Carriageways of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 15s. per cent.
per annum.
£4230—Balance of Mortgage of Rates for £4500, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in March, 1882, for purchase of property in Digby
street, and to be paid by fifty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum.
£14,250—Mortgage of Rates for £15,000, borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Works in October, 1883, for defraying the cost of Paving the
Carriageways of various streets, and to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments, with interest at £3 10s. per cent. per annum.

SEWERS RATE.

RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
£s.d.£s.d.
Amount paid into the Bank subsequently to Lady-day 1884, of rate made at Midsummer, 18833145Balance on 25th March, 1884, being Excess of Expenditure over Receipts33508
Amount of Rate at 2d. in the £, made at Midsummer, 1884, and arrears of former Rate2713210Collectors' Poundage5197
Cleansing, Repairs, Carting, and Flushing Sewers1123138
Licences2491410Incidentals—Boots, Timber, Oil, &c12106
Balance46156Urinals—Water Supply, Painting, &c8940
Construction of Sewers664117
Half of Payments for Printing, Books, Stipends, Stationery, Expenses of Quarterly Surveys, Rates on Vestry Hall, and Sundry Charges common to General and Sewers Rates1042177
£3427177£3427177