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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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GENERAL and SEWER RATES, Assessed and Levied in respect of the Year from 25th March, 1897, to 25th M arch, 1898, 396
| No. | Collecting Districts, Public Companies, &c. | Rateable Value at Lady-Pay, 1898. | Rates Levied. | Commission allowed to Owners. | Arrears at 25th March 1897. | Total amount to be collected. | Amount actually collected. | Recoverable Arrears at 25th March, 1898. | Irrecoverable. Otherwise not Recoverable. | No. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General Rate at 2/3 in the £. | Sewers Hate at 2d. in the £. | Total of Vestry Rates at 2/5 in the £. | Legally excused. | Empties. | Reduced on appeal. | Commission allowed to Owners. | Runs. | No effects and Insolvencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collecting District | £ | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1 | Moorfields Ward | 104,073 | 11,576 | 2 | 5 | 855 | 15 | 11 | 12,431 | 18 | 4 | 314 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12,126 | 3 | 6 | 11,688 | 17 | 5 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 295 | 19 | 0 | 76 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Church North District. | 71,725 | 8,031 | 13 | 1 | 594 | 13 | 7 | 8,626 | 6 | 8 | 483 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 8,167 | 1 | 10 | 7,957 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Church South District. | 83,418 | 9,152 | 9 | 11 | 678 | 9 | 9 | 9,830 | 19 | 8 | 273 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 9,585 | 12 | 8 | 9,120 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 396 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Hoxton Ward | 79,029 | 8,893 | 4 | 11 | 659 | 6 | 11 | 9,552 | 11 | 10 | 390 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 9,193 | 15 | 7 | 8,779 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 342 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | Wenlock Ward | 63,190 | 7,031 | 15 | 3 | 518 | 11 | 2 | 7,550 | 6 | 5 | 256 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 7,303 | 15 | 11 | 7,141 | 16 | 2 | ..... | 8 | 6 | 8 | 117 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Whitmore Ward | 57,934 | 6,525 | 17 | 5 | 483 | 18 | 10 | 7,009 | 11 | 3 | 531 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6,508 | 8 | 8 | 6,355 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Kingsland and Hagger-ston West District | 57,813 | 6,510 | 15 | 1 | 482 | 3 | 2 | 6,992 | 18 | 8 | 484 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6,529 | 14 | 0 | 6,407 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | ...... | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Haggerston East and Acton District | 67,247 | 7,564 | 4 | 10 | 560 | 7 | 9 | 8,124 | 12 | 7 | 718 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 7,423 | 5 | 1 | 7,293 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 99 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 8 |
| 584,429 | 65,286 | 2 | 11 | 4,888 | 2 | 1 | 70,119 | 5 | 0 | 3,452 | 9 | 5 | 171 | 1 | 8 | 66,837 | 17 | 3 | 64,745 | 13 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1,571 | 8 | 5 | 167 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 116 | 10 | 11 | 78 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | School Board for London | 12,720 | 1,431 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 537 | 0 | 0 | ...... | ...... | 1,537 | 0 | 0 | 1,537 | 0 | 0 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Gas Light & Coke Co. | 31,483 | 3,541 | 16 | 9 | 262 | 7 | 2 | 3,804 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ...... | 3,803 | 17 | 11 | 3,797 | 15 | 9 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 6 | 2 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Groat Eastern Rail-way Co | 19,000 | 2,137 | 10 | 0 | 158 | 6 | 8 | 2,295 | 16 | 8 | ...... | ...... | 2,295 | 16 | 8 | 2,295 | 16 | 8 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | London & North West-ern Railway Co. | 22,262 | 2,504 | 9 | 6 | 185 | 10 | 4 | 2,689 | 19 | 10 | ...... | ...... | 2,689 | 19 | 10 | 2,689 | 19 | 10 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | North London Railway Co. | 26,588 | 2,991 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 11 | 4 | 3,212 | 14 | 4 | ...... | ...... | 3,212 | 14 | 4 | 3,212 | 14 | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shoroditch Town Hall | 1,000 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 120 | 16 | 8 | ...... | ...... | 120 | 16 | 8 | 120 | 16 | 8 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 240 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ...... | ...... | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| £697,722 | 78,031 | 12 | 2 | 5,777 | 4 | 3 | 83,808 | 16 | 5 | 3,452 | 15 | 5 | 171 | 1 | 8 | 80,527 | 2 | 8 | 78,428 | 16 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1,571 | 8 | 5 | 173 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 116 | 10 | 11 | 78 | 7 | 5 | |||
| (see fo. 311) | (see fo. 333) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Percentage this year, 1897-98 | ...... | 93.107 | 6.898 | 100.00 | 4.120 | .204 | 96.084 | 93.581 | .113 | .062 | 1.874 | .208 | .013 | .139 | .094 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Do. last year 1896-97 | ...... | 93.759 | 6.241 | 100.00 | 4.057 | .195 | 96.138 | 92.803 | .186 | 0.092 | 2.708 | .109 | .0.14 | .197 | .029 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||