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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Mile End 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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Table: General purposes Account.

General purposes Account.

Liabilities.£s.d.Assets.£s.d.
The proportion collected to this date of the annual instalment to he repaid to the Metropolitan Board of Works off £2000 loan250??????mount in hand on account of General Purposes308392
???mouut due from Overseers300000
The like to the Metropolitan Board of Works off £25,000 loan6250??????mount of rent to be received in respect of shop, &c., Canal-road (two years)2500
The like to the Metropolitan Board of Works off £4000 loan1430??????mount to be received for removal of trade refuse, estimated at1000
The like to the Metropolitan Board of Works off £2250 loan1130??????mount to be received from Regent's Canal Company, for maintenance of road over bridge in Mile End-road3150
The like to the Metropolitan Board of Works off £6500 loan24315???
Messrs. Thomas Gardner & Co. for steam coal30??????mount to be received for sale of ashes (estimated at5000
Messrs. Lawrence & Co., for shoeing horses and veterinary attendance to noises410??????mounts due from owners of property for paving and making up roadway leading to an i known as Canal wharf, now in course of collection28.500
Messrs. N. J. Powell & Co., for stationery180???
Penny & Hull, for printing2717???
Doulton & Co., for lime and cement1200
Mr. T. Whittingham, for repairs to harness1200
T. Cole, for smith's work6000
E. Fenton, for tools and iron work for carts1800
The Commercial Gas Company, for coke for crane and steam road roller600
The East London Water Works Company, for water to stables, Canal Road, Riga Wharf, Recreation Grounds, and Vestry Hall697
The School Board for London, being 1st instalment of their Precept for defraying expenses of that Board316890
Registrars, for Copies of Entries of Births and Deaths6610
Messrs. Wills & Packham, for Kentish flints18000
Ditto ditto for Hoggin2400
The Great Eastern Railway Company, for carriage of hardcore and ashes7000
Mr. R. J. Chapman, for removal of hard core and slop1000
Messrs. John Aird & Son, for new hydrants6000
Ditto for repairs to hydrants1600
Mr. J. East, for timber300
Messrs. Henry J. Gardner & Co., for hire of horses, carts and drivers6000
Mr. H. T. Harding, for timber1200
The Commercial Gas Company, for Gas to Stables and Riga Wharf2100
The Tees Scoria) Brick Company, Limited, for blocks for channelling1500
The Metropolitan Board of Works, for interest on loans200157
Ditto ditto for instalment off £2,250 loan11300
Advertisements1000
Messrs. J. Gingell, Son & Cruickshank, for fodder about21481
Messrs. Buck & Hickman, for tools400
Mr. T. G. Tuckwell, for oil, articles for stables and establishment1148
Name plates for streets300
The Commercial Gas Company for gas to Establishment400
Messrs. John Mowlem & Co., balance of contract for paving carriageway of part of Devonshire Street and White Horse Lane47881
Msssrs. Wills & Packham, for 1500 yards of Kentish flints25000
Mr. G. G. llutty, for paving and making up Ropery Street and Maritime Street8600
T. Jarvis, balance of contract for supply of 6 new dust carts and keeping in repair710
J. J. Griffiths, for paving Lockhart Street2400
William Wood, for repairs to Vestry Hall and additional work39131
G. G. Rutty, for paving footpaths96500
J. J. Griffiths, for paving roadway, leading to and known as Canal wharf ... about28500
Messrs. Burnett & Co., for disinfecting powder880
Mr. R H. Harland, public analyst, for 24 cases of analysis12120
Messrs. J.& H. Girling, for 2 tons of coals280
Partridge & Cooper, law stationers, for engrossing Petitions to Parliament, Testimonials, &c., since February, 1886431211£6484142
£7743194

Table: Special Liabilities.

Special Liabilities.

Balance of £-5,,000 amount borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works, upon mortgage of the whole of the rates for the purpose of repaying the Mile End and Commercial roads£875000
Balance of £2000, amount borrowed from Metropolitan Board of Works upon mortgage of the Whole of the Rates , for improvement of Oxford-street and Diamond-row120000
Balance of £4000, amonnt borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works, upon mortgage of the whole of the Rates, for defraying the expenses incurred or to be incurred by the vestry in executing certain granite paving works in the Hamlet228100
Balance of £2,250, amount borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works, upon mortgage of the whoie of the rates, for defraying the expenses incurred, or to be incurred by Amount borrowed from the metropolitan works in Devonshire-street within the said Hamlet191100
Amount borrowed from the Metropolitan board of works, upon mortgage of the whole Rates fordefraying the expenses incurred or to be incurred or to be incurred by the Vestry in paving the carriage-way of the unpaved portion in Devonshire-street, and in re-paving the Carriage way of white horse-lane, within the said Hamlet617500
Amount borrowe from Metropolitan Board of works, upon Mortgage of the whole of the Rates. for purchase of land at Edmonton, for disposal of the house refuse of the Hemlet95000
£2127000