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Shoreditch 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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STATEMENT shewing the MORTGAGE DEBT Outstanding at 25th March, 1898,
and the Rates per cent, of interest payable thereon.
| Purpose of Loan. | Rate of Interest. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per cent. | 3 per cent. | 3¼ per cent. | 3½ per cent. | 3¾ per cent. | ||||||||||||||
| Poor Rate. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Public Libraries and Musoums | 11,958 | 19 | 9 | .... | .... | 4,545 | 19 | 10 | .... | 16,504 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| Public Baths and Washhouses | 33,666 | 0 | 0 | .... | 15,304 | 4 | 2 | .... | .... | 48,970 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| General and Lighting Rates. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Street Improvements and Paving Works | 28,544 | 0 | 0 | 8,284 | 0 | 0 | .... | 2,789 | 10 | 0 | .... | 39,617 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Sun Street to Worship Street(Appolo Street) Improvement | .... | .... | .... | .... | 25,034 | 18 | 6 | 25,034 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||
| Town Hall Extension | .... | 4,550 | 0 | 0 | .... | 5,200 | 0 | 0 | .... | 9,750 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Goldsmith Square, Open Space | .... | .... | .... | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | .... | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dusting and Scavenging | .... | .... | .... | 3,034 | 0 | 0 | .... | 3,034 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Moira Place & Plumbers Place Area | 29,570 | 6 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 29,570 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| Dust Destructor | 13,491 | 0 | 0 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 13,491 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sewers Rate. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction of Now Sewers | 15.797 | 0 | 0 | 8,513 | 0 | 0 | .... | 4,952 | 0 | 0 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 30,592 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Underground sanitary Conveniences | .... | 8,352 | 0 | 0 | .... | .... | .... | 8,352 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Electricity Works. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Site for Station and Electric Light Installation | 56,501 | 11 | 9 | .... | 11,937 | 13 | 4 | 1,557 | 15 | 9 | .... | 69,997 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 189,528 | 17 | 8 | 29,699 | 0 | 0 | 27,241 | 17 | 6 | 23,839 | 5 | 7 | 26,364 | 18 | 6 | 296,673 | 19 | 3 |
| BALANCES OF LOANS duo to: — | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Board of Works (now transferred to London County Council) | 26,364 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| London County Council | 265,763 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Prudential Assuranco Company, Limited | 4,545 | 19 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Mortgage Debt outstanding on the security of the Poor, General, Lighting and Sewers Rate Funds £ | 296,673 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Memo :—Dobt at 25th March, 1897 | 218,311 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Borrowed by Vestry since that date— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public Libraries and Museums | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Public Baths and Washhouses | 24,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Paving Works | 29,505 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Town Hall Extension | 4,550 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Underground Sanitary Conveniences | 4,100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction of New Sewers | 15,945 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 85,600 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 303,911 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Less— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Repaid during year (fo. 384) | 7,237 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Balances of Loans at 25th March, 1898 (as shown above) £ | 296,673 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Note:-Average Rate of Interest per cent. 1890-91 | 3 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Do do. do 1891-92 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Do. do. do. 1892-93 | 3 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Do. do. do. 1893-94 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Do. do. do. 1894-95 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Do. do. do. 1895-96 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Do. do. do. 1896-97 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Do. do. do. 1897-98 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Accountant's Office,
Shoreditch Town Hall, London, E.C.,
25th March, 1898.
ERNST A. R. ADAMS,
Accountant.