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Fulham 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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14
Churchwardens.
At the Special Meeting of the Vestry held on Wednesday, the
5th April, 1893, the Vicar re-appointed Mr. Frank Manby, of
Wensum House, Napier Avenue, as Vicar's Churchwarden, and the
Vestry elected Mr. Charles Thomas, of No. 569, Fulham Road, as
the Peoples's Warden.
Burial Board.
The Members of this Board who retired by effluxion of time in
1893, were Messrs. J. Long, J. H. Margrie, and H. T. Thistleton,
and the Rev. W. C. Muriel, Mr. S. Knight, and Dr. T. Davies, were
elected in their place.
Vestry and Committee Meetings.

Population.

The following statement will show the rateable value, population, and number of houses, at various periods, from 1856 to 1891.

Date.Rateable Value.Number of Houses.Population.
£
185647,4922,350—estimated.14,100—estimated.
186155,9162,58315,539— census.
1871100,1213,90923,378 do.
1881190,1366,68542,895 do.
1891426,55112,86991,640 do.

The ordinary meetings of the Vestry are held on alternate
Wednesdays throughout the year (except during the vacations) at
Seven o'clock in the evening, whilst the Standing Committees meet
every fortnight, or more frequently, if necessary.
For list of attendances see pages 11 and 12.
Street Nomenclature.
Orders were received from the London County Council for the
re-naming Streets, abolishing subsidiary names, the re-numbering
houses in the following, viz.:—
Brecon Road, re-numbered and subsidiary names abolished.
Cow Lane, re-named as Colet Gardens.
Mulgrave Road, re-numbered and subsidiary names abolished.