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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
Lewisham 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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There is also appended to this Report a Table by which the expenditure for the years 1872-3 and 1873-4 may be compared.
The following is an abstract of the sums raised and expended by the Board in the year, including the cash balances:—
| SUMS RAISED. | £ | SUMS EXPENDED. | £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873, March 25. Cash Balance Rates— | 5,857 | Making, watering, and maintaining Roads, &c | 26,549 |
| General Rates | 12,159 | Dust collecting | 1,093 |
| Do. (159 Sect.) Lewisham | 6,000 | Lighting | 5,393 |
| Lighting Rates | 4,567 | Sewerage and Drainage | 4,034 |
| Sewers Rates | 4,522 | Instalments and Interest on Loans | 4,398 |
| Met. Consolidated Rates | 4,310 | ||
| Other Receipts— | Officers' Salaries | 1,530 | |
| New Streets and Private Works | 3,836 | Precept of Metropolitan Board ' of Works | 5,337 |
| Loans | 5,000 | Ditto London School Board | 1,245 |
| Temporary Loan (Treasurer's) | 6,100 | All other charges | 3,193 |
| Cash balance | 1,073 | ||
| Other sources of Income | 1,493 | ||
| To balance | 1 | ||
| £53,845 | £53,845 |
This is demonstrated by the following Table, showing the amount in the pound of the rates made in Lewisham and Penge respectively for the past three years, for the several purposes within the jurisdiction of this Board, and also for Poor Law purposes:—
| Rates Levied. | LEWISHAM. | PENGE. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871-2 | 1872-3 | 1873-4 | 1871-2 | 1872-3 | 1873-4 | |||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| General Rate | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Ditto (159 Sect. M.M. Act, 1855) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sewers Rate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Lighting Rate | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total Metn. Managem. Rates | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | l | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Poor Rates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total Rates | 3 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | q | 3 | 6 |