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Shoreditch 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

Published
1891
Pages
153
Tables
82

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  • Page 4
    The result of the re-valuation is as follows :—
    Year commencing 6 April, 1890.Year commencing 6 April, 1891.Increase.
    £££
  • Page 4
    The following statement shows tho number of Assessments and Rateable Value of tho Parish.
    WARD.No. of Assessments.Rateable Value.
  • Page 24
    POOR RATE ACCOUNTS, for the Half-Year ended Michaelmas, 1890.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 25
    POOR RATE ACCOUNTS, for the Half-Year ended Lady-Day, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 27
    POOR RATE ACCOUNT, from 25th March, 1890, to 25th March, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 28
    POOR RATE ACCOUNTS (Continued), from 25th March, 1890, to 25th March, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 29
    POOR RATE ACCOUNT (Continued), from 25th March, 1800, to 25th March, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 30
    POOR RATE ACCOUNT Income and Expenditure from 25th March, 1890, to 25th March, 1891.
    Fo.RECEIPTS.ASSETS Acceded but not Received.Income from Mar. 2.0, '90, to Mar. 25, '91.FoPAYMENTS.LIABILITIES Incurred but not Paid.Expenditure from Mar. 25, '90, to Mar. 25, '91.
    Mar. 25, 1890.Mar. 25, 1891.Mar. 25, 1890.Mar. 25,1891
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 31
    POOR RATE ACCOUNT BALANCE SHEET 25th March, 1891.
    Fo.£s.d.£s.d.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 33
    BURIAL BOARD ACCOUNTS, from 25th March, 1890, to 25th March, 1891
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 34
    BURIAL BOARD ACCOUNT Income and Expenditure from 25th March, 1899, to 25th March, 1891.
    Fo.RECEIPTS.ASSETS Accrued but not received.Income from Mar.25,'90, to Mar. 25,'91.Fo.PAYMENTS.LIABILITIES Incurred but not paid.Expenditure from Mar.25,'90, to Mar. 25,'91.
    March '25,'90.March 25,'91.March 25,'90.March 25,'91.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d..£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 34
    BURIAL BOARD ACCOUNT— BALANCE SHEET, 25TH M arch, 1891.
    LIABILITIES.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.ASSETS.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 36
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS, FROM 25 TH M ARCH, 1890, TO 25 TH M ARCH, 1891.
    To RECEIPTS-£s.d.By PAYMENTS-£s.d.
  • Page 37
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (cONTINUED), FROM 25TH March, 1890, to 25th March, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 38
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (Continued ), FROM 5 th March , 1890, to 25 th March , 1891.
  • Page 39
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (Continued), 1 from 25th March, 1890, to 25th March, 1891.
    £s.d.By PAYMENTS—£s.d.
  • Page 40
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (C ontinued ), FROM 25 th M arch, 1890, to 25 th M arch, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 41
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (Continued), from 25th march, 1890 to 25th march, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 42
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (Continued ), F rom 25 th M arch , 1890, to 25 th M arch , 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 43
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNTS (C ontinued), from 25 th M arch, 1890, to 25 th M arch, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 44
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT — I ncome and E xpenditure from 25 th M arch, 1890, to 25 th M arch, 1891.
    Fo.RECEIPTS.ASSETS Accrued but not Received.Income from Mar. 25,'90. to Mar. 25,'91.Fo.PAYMENTS.LIABILITIES Incurred but not Paid.Expenditure from Mar. 25,'90, to Mar. 25, '91.
    Mar. 25,1890.Mar. 25,1891.Mar. 25, 1890.Mar. 25, 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 45
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT— W BALANCE SHEET, 25 th M arch , 1891.
    Fo.£s.d£s.d.Fo.£sd£s.d.
    LIABILITIES. CAPITAL ACCOUNT.ASSETS. CAPITAL ACCOUNT.
  • Page 47
    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNTS, from 25 th M arch , 1890, to 25 th M arch , 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 48
    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNTS (C ontinued), from 25 th M arch , 1890, to 25 th M arch , 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 49
    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNTS (C ontinued), from 25 th M arch , 1890, to 25 th M arch , 1891.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 50
    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNT—Income and Expenditure from 25th M arch, 1890, to 25th M arch, 1891.
    Fo.RECEIPTS.ASSETS Accrued but not Received.Income from Mar. 25,'90, to Mar. 25,'91.Fo.PAYMENTS.LIABILITIES Incurred but not Paid.Expenditure from Mar. 25,'90, to Mar. 25,'91.
    Mar. 25, 1890.| Mar. 25, 1891.Mar. 25, 1890.Mar. 25, 1891.
    .£s.d.£8.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.s,d.£s.d.
  • Page 51
    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNT— BALANCE SHEET, 25 th M arch , 1891.
    LIABILITIES.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.ASSETS.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 53
    THE VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON. STATEMENT of the ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the VESTRY on REVENUE ACCOUNT, at the 25th March, 1891. Pursuant to Act 18 and 19 Vict., cap. 120 (14th August, 1855).
    ASSETS.Fo.Total.LIABILITIES.Fo.Total.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 54
    STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILTIES OF THE VESTRY ON REVENUE ACCOUNT, AT THE 25TH MARCH, 1891 (CONTINUED).
    ASSETS.Fo.Total.LIABILITIES.Fo.Total.
    £s.d.
  • Page 55
    STATEMENT of the ASSETS AND LIABILITIES of the VESTRY ON REVENUE ACCOUNT, at the 25th Maech, 1891 (Continued).
    ASSETS.Fo.Total.LIABILITIES.Fo.Total.
    £s.d.£s.d
  • Page 56
    STATEMENT of the ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the Vestry REVENUE ACCOUNT, at the 25 th March , 1891 ( Continued ).
    ASSETS.Fo.Total.LIABILITIES.Fo.Total.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 57
    STATEMENT or the ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the VESTRY on REVENUE ACCOUNT, at the 25th March, 1891 (Continued). 57
    ASSETS.Fo.Total.LIABILITIES.Fo.Total.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 58
    STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE VESTRY ON REVENUE ACCOUNT, AT THE 25TH MARCH, 1891 (Continued).
  • Page 59
    AGGREGATE STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES and ASSETS —25th march, 1891.
    LIABILITIES.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.ASSETS.Fo.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 61
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT-ERECTION OF TOWN HALL.
    To RECEIPTS-£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 61
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT—STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND PAVING WORKS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 62
    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT-‡ SUN STREET TO WORSHIP STREET (Appold Sreet Improvement).
    £s..d.£s.d.
  • Page 62
    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNT- CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SEWERS.
    To RECEIPTS-£s.d.By PAYMENTS-£s.d.
  • Page 64
    STATEMENT shewing the DEBT outstanding on the ACCOUNTS of the VESTRY of the Parish of ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH (COUNTY OF LONDON), and the Amounts of PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST charged in the Accounts for the Year ended 25th March, 1891.
    Purpose of Loan.No. of Mortgage.When Borrowed.Period within which to be repaid.Original Amount.Repaid.Balance Outstanding, , 25th March, 1891.Interest.Annual Instalment.Charged in Accounts.
    Rate Per Cent.When Payable.Amount.Date due.Principal.Interest.Folio.
    12345678910111213
    Years££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 65
    STATEMENT shewing the TOTAL MORTGAGE outstanding, 25tn March, 1891, and the Rates per cent. of Interest payable thereon.
    Purpose of Loan.3¾ per cent.5 per cent.Total.
    £sd.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 67
    67 SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES TO OFFICIALS OF THE VESTRY, 25 th M arch , 1891.
    Name.Nature of Office.Present Annual Salaries.Amount Paid during Financial Year.Fo.Salaries Charged in Accounts.
    Poor Rate.General Rate.Sewers Rate.
    £s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES TO OFFICIALS OF THE VESTRY, 25tii March, 1891—(Continued).
    Name.Nature of Office.Present Annual Salaries.Amount Paid during Financial Year.Fo.Salaries Charged in Accounts.
    Poor Rate.General RateSewers Rate
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 69
    RATEABLE VALUE and RATES LEVIED for POOR LAW and VESTRY PURPOSES, from 1856 to 1890, since the passing of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855.
    Year.Annual Net Rateable Valuation.Poor Rate.Vestry Rates.Total Rate in the £.
    Lighting.General.Sewers.Main Drainage.
    £s.d.d.s.d.d.d.sd.
  • Page 70
    (2) For General Expenditure in respect of Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, from 1860 to 1889.
    Year.Raised in Vestry Rates.Total amount of Precept.
    General Rate.Sewers Rate.
    Toll Bridges.General Expenses.
    12
  • Page 71
    ( Apportioned on Rateable Annual Value ).
    Year.Amount paid out of General Rate.
  • Page 72
    The Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of London. STATEMENT shewing CONTRACTS entered into by the VESTRY for the Financial Year from 25th March, 1891, to 25th March, 1892, pursuant to the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, 18 & 19 Vict., cap. 120.
    Date of Contract.Contractor.Material or Proposed Works.Terms of Agreement.
    Name.Address.
  • Page 75
    The following quantities of materials were supplied by the Contractors and Guardians at the cost stated, and used on the Macadam and ballast roads in the Parish during the year:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 76
    The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the cost of same and other details:—
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1890-1891.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 77
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1890-1891.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 78
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1890-1891.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steals.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Grauite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, etc., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.s.d.Yards.
  • Page 79
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1890-1891.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Sittings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 80
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1890-1891.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 81
    The following works at the cost stated have been executed by the Contractor during the past year:—
  • Page 82
    The following works at the cost stated have been executed by the Contractor during the past year ,—
  • Page 83
    Continued from previous page...
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 85
    During the year 50 trees have been gratuitously supplied and planted by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association in the parish, situate as follows :—
  • Page 86
    The following quantity of stone, in addilion, was redressed by piece-work in the yard at the cost stated:—
  • Page 87
    In addition to the work enumerated above, the undermentioned sewers have been cleansed by the Vestry's workmen, the deposit removed and carted out of the Parish as follows, and numerous gullies have been repaired:—
  • Page 87
    Jobbing work done, drain stoppages removed, &c., by the Contractor as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 88
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 89
    The following, in addition to other smaller amounts, represent the value of materials, &c., supplied during the year:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 90
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 90
    The following is a summary of the Wages Account for the past year:—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 96
    TABLE I.— continued.
  • Page 96
    TABLE II. Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing, and Cleaning, for the year to March, 1891.
  • Page 96
    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meters and Governors, dc., Salaries and Expenses for the year to March, 1891.
  • Page 97
    TABLE IV. Details of the Hours Burning per Lamp, and saving in respect of Twilight for the gear 1890—1.
    Quarter ending.Number of Hours Burning per Quarter.Average Number of Hours Burning per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
    Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.
  • Page 98
    TABLE V. Shelving the comparative cost of Gas and the saving under the new system.
    Number of hours charged for.Consump tion per hour charged cu. ft.Consumption per lamp per quarter cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per quarter.Rate per 1000 cu. ft.£s.d.Saving & s.d.
  • Page 99
    TABLE VI. Comparative Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning, and Repairs, and the Saving under the Old and New System. OLD SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, and Repairs to Lamps.
    Lamps.s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 99
    TABLE VII. Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
  • Page 100
    TABLE VIII. Shewing the consumption of Gas in Lamps of greater illuminating power than the ordinary lamps.
    Quarter endingNumber of hours charged for.Consump tion per hour charged, cu. ft.Consumption per lamp per quarter cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Consumption per quarter cu. ft.Rate per 1000 cu. ft.Total
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 101
    TABLE VIII.—Continued.
    Quarter endingNumber of hours charged for.Consumption per hour charged cu. ft.Consumption per lamp per quarter cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Consumption per quarter cu. ft.Kate per 1000 cu. ft.Total
    £s.d.£.s.d.
  • Page 104
    The Pestrg of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditczh, in the Donnty of London. Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 24th day of June, 1890.
    Date of receipt by-Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Eesult of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any).Observations.Fee payable Eor Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 105
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 29th day of September, 1890.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any).Observations.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 106
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 25th day of December, 1890.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel con-taining the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu o: the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredient detected in such article (if any).Observations.Fee payable for analysing such article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 107
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 25th day of March, 1891.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified by the Inspector in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any).Observations.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 110
    The statistics below given show the rate of mortality in the different Registration districts of the Parish—
    Population.Deaths.Average per 1,000 living.
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    SAINT- LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON. TABLE OF DEATHS.
    DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25th, 1891. (The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Residents being excluded.)DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
    Shoreditch South.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old TownHaggerstonOutlying Institutions.Total.causes of death.ages.Total Deaths under Five.Grand Total.Shoreditch South.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town.HaggerstonOutlying Institutions.Total.
    Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1615 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards
  • Page 113
    TABLE SHEWING BY COMPARISON THE ARTICLES DISINFECTED AT VESTRY'S OVEN DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS.
    1890.1891.
  • Page 118
    DEATHS FROM TYPHOID FEVER.
    Shoreditch.London.
  • Page 126
    REMOVAL OF DUST. The number of dust complaints during the past year and the three previous years are shown in the following table.
    Eastern Division.Western Division.
    1st.2nd.3rd.1st.2nd.3rd.