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Rotherhithe 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table: Summary Statement, One Year, Ending March 25th, 1873.Paving and General Purposes Account.

Summary Statement, One Year, Ending March 25th, 1873.

Paving and General Purposes Account.

f,s.d.£s.d.
To cash received from the Overseers on Account of Paving Rates745000By paid amount borrowed from Sewers Account409124½
,, Southwark Water Company for repairs to Trenches7258„ Salaries Medical Officer of Health, Clerks, Assistant Clerks,
,, Surrey Consumers Gas Company for repair to trenches1500,, Surveyor and Inspector of Nuigances673130
„ Kent Water Company, „7137,, Commission178120½
,, Contributions towards cost of Paving Yeoman Street3100,, Rent of Vestry Officers2500
,, „ „ Croft Street16159,, Paving Jobbing Works74114
„ „ „ Raymouth Road379149,, Paving Deptford Lower Road (on account)950000
„ Interest on Current Account with London and Westminster Bank7100,, London School Board Precept503116
„ The Eagle Insurance Company Loan for Paving Deptford Lower ,, Road10,00000,, Legal Expenses re Loan &c.17348
,, Day Labour897162
„ Sundry Contributions30159„ Cartage733120
,, Broken Stone &c. for Roads316144
,, Watering Roads31865
,, Repaid on Account of Loan and Interest (Mr. J. W. Barrett)23484
„ „ „ „ (Mr. R. Lawrence856180
„ Interest on Loan Executors of Mr. Dannell7500
„ „ „ Mr. E. Talbot7500
„ „ „ „ Eagle Insurance Company245168
,, Valuation Committees Expenses3000
,, Stationery, &c.24126
,, Removing Dust46500
,, Labour Disinfecting, &c.786
,, Improvement Works41100
,, Sanitary and Nuisances Expenses1266
,, Tradesmens Bills &c.,17061
Lent Sewers Account50208¾16710133
Balance in band83416¼133623
£18,046156£18,046156

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A length of 1316 feet of 18 inch pipe Sewer has been laid in Raymouth Road, at
a total cost of £657 8s. 9d. including the necessary gullies, side entrances, &c., the
cost will be borne by the Owners of property in the Road, payment of which the
Vestry agreed to take by instalments as follows, viz:—One half of such cost
before the works were commenced, one fourth in six months and the remaining one
fourth in twelve months from the commencement of the work.
The Agent for the ground landlord of the property in Raymouth Road, appealed
to the Metropolitan Board of Works against the Vestry's estimate of the amount of
the cost of the Sewer in the said Road, upon the hearing of which the Board dismissed
the appeal, an alteration only being made in the percentage charge of the Vestry by
reducing the same from 7½ to 4 per cent. whereby a reduction of £21 15s. 4d., was
made upon the total estimate of £668 10s. 4d.
A 12 inch pipe Sewer 638 feet in length has been laid in Rotherhithe Street, from
Church Passage eastward to Swan Lane and two new gullies provided at a cost of
£113 5s. 6d.
A further length of 200 feet of 12 inch pipe Sewer has also been laid from Swan
Lane to Clarence Street, at a cost of £34 1s. 6d.
The old Sewer in Lucas Street not being low enough to drain the basements of the
houses there a length of 200 feet of 15 inch pipe Sewer has been substituted at a cost
of £58 2s. 9d. towards which a contribution of £10 has been received from the
Owner of No. 5, Lucas Street.

Table: Lighting Account, One Year ending 25th March, 1873.

Lighting Account, One Year ending 25th March, 1873.

£s.d.£s.d.
To Balance on 25th March 187228692¼By Paid Lighting one Year198157
„ Cash received from Overseers on account of Lighting Rates183400,, ,, Commission ,,41164½
„ ,, Interest on current Account with London and Westminster Bank425,, ,, Sundry Accounts2356
„ „ Sundry Contributions1122204675½
Balance in hand79163 ½
£212639¼1212639¼