Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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SEVENTEENTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE,
SURREY.
For the Year ending 25 th March.
18 73.
During the past year seventeen General and Special Meetings and twenty-one
Committee Meetings of the Vestry have been held.
Statement and Account of all Arrears of Rates and other Monies owing to; and of all Mortgages, Debts, and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 25th March, 1873.
Rate, &c, | Moneys Owing to the Vestry. | Debts and Liabilities Owing by the Vestry. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cash Balance. | Due from Overseers on Precepts. | Contributions to be Received. | Total. | Cash Balance. | Assessment by Metropolitan Board. | Loans, Mortgages, &c. | Estimated value of Compensation Annuities Granted. | Special Contract outstanding. | Tradesmen's Bills & other obligations not under Special Contracts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
£ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | £ | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. | £ | s | d | £ | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
913 | 17 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 913 | 17 | 10 | Mr. J. W. Barrett, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paving and General Purposes, | 1150 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 1150 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Water Company | Mr. R. Lawrence, | Mr. T. Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7569 | 12 | 0 | 721 | 15 | 10 | ... | 721 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 16 | 6 | Executors of Mr. E. G. Dannell, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maynard Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 17 | 4 | 1500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croft Street | Mr. E. Talbot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yeoman Street | 1500 | 0 | 0 | Lonfon School Board, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 18 | 8 | Eagle Insurance Company | 416 | 5 | 9 | 416 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 19 | 11 | ... | 483 | 9 | 3 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 21169 | 9 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lighting | 150 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1762 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1762 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewers | 150 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 0 | 0 | Mr. E. Talbot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymouth Road Sewer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 1 | 10 | 183 | 1 | 10 | Executors of Mr. E. G. Dannell. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 800 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
£3030 | 8 | 11 | £24870 | 1 | 11 |
Five side Entrances, 3 air and flushing shafts, 18 gullies, 20 gratings and 23
junctions to sewers have also been formed and constructed, the cost of which in detail
is shown in the General Abstract on page 7, hereof.
The following is a statement of applications made to the Vestry, to drain houses
and premises, and the results consequent thereon.
Number of
Notices
received.
No. of houses
permanently
drained
into covered
Sewers.
No. of
New houses
temporarily
drained
into Cesspools.
Buildings
and premises
other than
houses
drained
House
Drains
Cleared.
Total Number
of Houses
and Buildings
inspected
far drainage
51
137
24
11
11
183