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Clerkenwell 1896

Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97

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set the Vestry at defiance, and have no goods on
the premises on which distress can be levied; and
it may be taken that practically the same persons
form the cases each quarter. In the large majority
of these cases also, when proceedings have reached
this extreme, the money is forthcoming.
An average of 12 cases per quarter were excused
by the Justices on account of poverty.
Four Provisional Valuation Lists have been made
out during the year dealing with 224 assessments,
and increasing the rateable value by £7,739.

Table: School Board Precepts.—The following is a list of the Precepts of the School Board, on the Parish of Clerkenwell, since it was called into existence by the Elementary Education Act, 1870:

School Board Precepts.—The following is a list of the Precepts of the School Board, on the Parish of Clerkenwell, since it was called into existence by the Elementary Education Act, 1870:

£s.d.£s.d.
187151189188411,05422
1872943112188511,999110
187378002188612,89090
18741,86993188712,210125
18753,2671211188811,717151
18764,89749188918,25260
18776,016101189016,052194
18786,0131410189116,5891511
18796,371811189215,8691011
18807,43698189315,539310
18817,90044189416,15132
18828,067105189518,051187
18839,897162189619,871811

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London County Council Precepts.—The following
are the amounts raised from the Parish of
Clerkenwell by the County Council:—
For the year ending 31st March. 1890 (12·55d.) £18,696 11s. 1d.
Do. 31st March, 1891 (13·25d.) £19,900 2s. 3d.
Do. 31st March, 1892 (11·75d.) £17,718 10s. 0d.