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Fulham 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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72
ACCOUNTS.
On my appointment as Accountant to the Vestry, I was
instructed to open the various account books of the Vestry on the
same lines as far as possible as had been used at the offices of the
late Fulham Board of Works. I have accordingly done so, and the
following are the abstracts of the accounts for the financial year
1886-7, duly audited in accordance with Sec. 196, Cap. 120, of
18 and 19 Vic. Annexed is also a statement of the contracts
entered into by the Vestry to 25th March, 1887. Appendix I.
shows the rates levied in Fulham from 1876-7 to 1886-7, and
appendix II., the amounts paid to all outside bodies during the
same period, over which the parish have no direct control.

Table: The following statement shows the approximate amounts paid by this parish for the cost of Elections and to meet the School Board Precepts since its incorporation—

The following statement shows the approximate amounts paid by this parish for the cost of Elections and to meet the School Board Precepts since its incorporation—

Year.Total Precept.Election Expenses.Total paid for Year.Rate in £ approximately.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.d.
1871—1872199101031146231549-16
1872—1873434171143417111
1873—187437116371167/8
1874—187577410937120812292
1875—18761,36215101,36215103
1876—18772,2014642372.243814 5/8
1877—18782,591502,591505½
1878—18792,629492,6294951/8
1879—18802,95883451413,004245¼
1880—18813,5491733,5491736¼
1881—18824,346324,346326
1882—18834,695186710 114,76212757/8
1883—18845,91517115,91517116½
1884—18857,9461377,9461377¼
1885—18869,65841107859,7b51268¼
1886—188712,40211212,40211287/8
Totals -£62,03782£33236£62,369118