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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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FREEHOLD PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VESTRY.
| Description and Situation of Property. | Tenure. | Purpose. | Value. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | ||||
| Town Hall, Old Street, E.C | Freehold | Public Hall and Vestry Offices | 28,000 | Amount of Loan to Cover Cost. |
| Do. do. | Do | Additions to do | 6,000 | Do. |
| Old Fire Brigade Station, Old Street, E.C | Do | Vestry Offices | 4,550 | Do. |
| Library, Kingsland Road | Do | Public Library | 4,280 | Gift of Mr. Passmore Edwards. |
| Do. do. | Do | Additions to do | 2,963 | Do. |
| Library, Pitlield Street | Do | Public Library | 4,526 | Land Cost |
| 10,934 | Buildings, &c.. Cost. Part Gift of Mr Passmore Edwards. | |||
| Baths do | Do | Public Baths | 15,700 | Land Cost |
| 44,800 | Buildings Cost | |||
| Electricity Station | Do | Land and Undertaking | 87,802 | Cost being Capital Outlay to. Lady Day, 1898. |
| Dust Destructor, Coronet Street, N | Do | Buildings and Furnaces | 14,240 | Cost Raised by Loan. |
| Underground Conveniences— | ||||
| High Street | Do | Public Convenience | 1,900 | Do. |
| Old Street | Do | Do. | 2.500 | Do. |
| High Street | Do | Do. | 2,450 | Do. |
| New North Road | Do | Do. | 1,650 | Do. |
| Moira Place Land | Do | Artizans' Dwellings | 4,420 | Mr. Plumbe's Valuation |
| 15,580 | Other Land, 28 years' purchase on Mr. Eve's valuation of ground rents. | |||
| Goldsmith's Square | Do | Open Space | 2,000 | Cost—Land, Wall, &c. |
| Charles Square | Do | Do | 1,024 | Cost for Land and Laying out |
| Hackney Road Burial Ground | Do | Do | 5,000 | 20,000 sq. ft. at 5/- per foot. |
| French Alley | Do | Surplus Land | 400 | Let to Mr. Gates. Ground rent £14 5s Valued at 28 years' purchase. |
| LEASE HOLDS. | £200,714 | |||
| Dusting Wharf and Stables | Leasehold | Wharf, Stables, Workshops, &c | 10,000 | Cost of Buildings, Plant, Ac., Raised by Loan. |
| Total | £270,714 | |||