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Fulham 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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We also wish to call attention to the satisfactory completion
of New Streets in the Parish, the sum of
£12,149 7s. 7d. having been collected on the
apportionments during the past year.
We wish to place on record that we find the books
have been kept in a clear and very satisfactory
manner, and that great credit is due to the
Accountant.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1888.
(Signed) A. G. SPELLS,
G. E. BUTLER, Audltors
The Second Annual Report of the Accountant to the Vestry of the
Parish of Fulham, for the year ending 25th March, 1888.
Assessment, &c.
The Parish of Fulham comprises an area of 1,716 statute acres,
with a rateable value on the 6th April, 1888, of £360,354 ; the following
statements, showing the number of houses, population, &c., since 1856,
the first year of the Metropolis Management Act (1855), will give the
Parishioners some idea of the rapid growth of the Parish.

I.—H ouses, &c.

Year ending March 25th.Houses.Population.Average per House.
18562,35014,100—estimated6 + empties.
18612,58315,539—census6 „
18713,92423,3786½ „
18816,68542,8957
188811,89079,605—estimated7

II-—Rateable Value, &c.
The annual Rateable Value of Property in the Parish as per County
Rate Assessment or like estimate, and the amount Id. in the £ will
produce.