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Shoreditch 1897

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

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The Accounts of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of London, acting as the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish.

POOR RATE ACCOUNTS, for the Half-Year ended Michaelmas-Day, 1897.

To RECEIPTS— Finance Committee's Accounts.£s.d.PAYMENTS— Finance Committee's Accounts.s.d.
From the poor Rate57,825111Balance due to Treasurer, 25th March, 1897 (fo. 294)22382
H. M. Treasury—Grant in aid of Poor Rate2100
57,846111Poor Rate—
Deficiency in Assessment of the Poor's Rates, under London (Boundary Street, Bethnal Green) Provisional Order Confirmation Act, 18911546Rate refunded, being amount allowed on appeal to Messrs. C. & R. Light, Limited1137
Shoreditch Board of Guardians—
57,86165Order for Contributions, dated 3rd March, 189747,20000
Public Libraries and Museums Authority—
Orders made by Vestry under Public Libraries Act, 18921,02572
Shoreditch Burial Authority—
Orders made by Vestry under Burial Acts, 1852 to 188515000
Metropolitan Police—
Warrant issued 1st July, 18977,22734
Drowned Persons (Discovery and Interment) Act, 1886—
Rewards paid for recovery of Bodies, &c.0100
Parliamentary, County Council, and Local Government Registration—Parliamentary, County Council, and Local Government Registration—
Sale of Register076† Expenses of preparing Lists of Parliamentary, County Council, and Parochial Voters, Borough of Shoreditch (On account)7500
Vestry Elections—Vestry Elections—
Fine on resignation of office050Costs of Elections under Local Government Act, 1894184116
Unclaimed Counting Assistant's fee060
Fine on resignation of office (returned)050
0110184166
General Charges—
Proportion of Salaries of Rate Collectors35500
Rate Receipt Stamps and Postages49102
404102
56,26909
_56,492811
57,826411Cash Balance, 29th September, 1897 :—
In hands of Treasurer (fo. 287)1,369160
S. FORDHAM Churchwardens. J. W. VANDY
I hereby certify that this Balance Sheet is correct. This 10th day of December, 1897.e. j. wakeling, j.p HENRY T. SAWELL Overseers of the Poor.
T. BARCLAY COCKERTON,† Expenditure incurred by the Overseers elected under
District Auditor of the Metropolitan Audit District,which comprises the above Parish.£57,862411the Saint Leonard, Shoreditch Act, 1858, and appointed under the Local Government Act, 1894.£57,862411