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Newington 1895

Fortieth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...

Published
1896
Author
Millson, George.
Pages
228
Tables
130

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130 tables in this report

  • Page 27
    (see Table 14, p. 174), the Sanitary Officers took proceedings in the following other cases in the course of the year under report with the undermentioned results:—
    Date of Hearing.NAME.OFFENCE.RESULT.
  • Page 29
    That the following new sewers he constructed, and the plans and estimates submitted herewith approved, viz.:—
    Estimate 1 Cost.
  • Page 39
    COWHOUSES.
    No.Name of Licensee.Premises Licensed.
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    SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
    No.Name of Licensee.Premises Licensed.
  • Page 42
    Alvey Street —Western Side, from Aylesbury Street to Inville Road.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 55
    That the Committee be empowered to proceed, by employment of direct labour, with the following additional Victoria stone paving works, as recommended in the list of paving works to be executed out of the paving loan, in order that the Vestry may be quite satisfied that no serious loss will accrue by dispensing with a contractor, viz.:—
  • Page 58
    Under the conditions detailed in the foregoing resolutions the Vestry continued to give relief work to the unemployed upon certificates from the Relieving Officers from the 30th November 1895 until the 11th April 1896, the amount of wages paid in the several departments being as follows:—
  • Page 61
    The men were charged 2/- each as their subscription, but notwithstanding this and the extra £10 granted by the Vestry the balance appeared on the wrong side, as will be seen from the following account:—
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.
  • Page 62
    Claims for Compensation.—The Vestry paid the following sums as compensation to the various persons named in settlement of their claims for the causes enumerated, after full investigation by the Committee: —
    1895.£s.d.
  • Page 63
    The costs incurred by the Vestry were as follows:—
  • Page 65
    The tonnage received at the country depots under the contract during the year and amounts payable by the Wandsworth District Board to the Vestry in respect thereof were as follows:—
  • Page 75
    Return of Consignments — The following return will show the quantity of sweepings, house dust and manure consigned to the various stations during the year ending Lady-day 1896 :—
    StationDescriptionTonsCwtAmount RealisedRailway Carriagep
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    StationDescriptionTonsCwtAmount RealisedRailway Carriagep
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 109
    Quarter ending 24 th June 1894.
    £sd.Rate in the £.
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    Vestry Rate —
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    Quarter ending 24 th June 1895.
    £s.d.Rate in the £.
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    Vestry Rate—
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    Your committee have examined the demand notes issued to the ratepayers since the 25th March 1887, with the following result:-
    Rate in the £.
    Year ending 25th March 1888.s.d.
  • Page 110
    Year ending 25th March 1889.
  • Page 110
    Year ending 25th March 1890.
  • Page 110
    Year ending 25 th March 1891.
  • Page 110
    Tear ending 25 th March 1892.
  • Page 111
    Year ending 25 th March 1893.
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    The following return shows the amounts raised in the General Rates of the parish for educational and election purposes since the passing of the Elementary Education Act, 1870 :—
  • Page 115
    AS TO GENERAL PURPOSES.
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    AS TO SEWER PURPOSES.
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    The following balances remained unpaid at Lady-day, 1896:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 116
    £s.d.
  • Page 117
    Statement of Account of the amount of all Contracts entered into and Monies received and expended by the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, in the County of Surrey, and of all Monies owing to and due from the Vestry, between the 25th March, 1895, and the 25th March, 1896.
    Name of Contractor.Description of Work and Materials Contracted for.Amount of Materials and Work done under each Contract during the above period.Duration of Contract.
    £s.d.
  • Page 118
    Abstract of Accounts of the Vestry of from the 25th day of March, 1895,
    1895 March 26th. RECEIPTS.£t.d.
  • Page 119
    the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, Surrey, to the 25th day of March, 1896.
    1895. March 26th. EXPENDITURE.£s.d.
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    RECEIPTS.
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    EXPENDITURE.
    £S.d.
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    RECEIPTS.
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    ASSETS.
    £s.d.
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    EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.
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    LIABILITIES.
    £.s.d.
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    LOANS
    1895.£s.d.
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    AS TO LOANS FOR
    1895.£s.d.
  • Page 125
    CURRENT ACCOUNT.
    1896.£s.d.
  • Page 125
    NEW PAVING WORKS.
    1895.£s.d.
  • Page 126
    AS TO LOANS FOR
    1895.£s.d.
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    AS TO LOAN FOR WALWORTH
    1895.£s.d.
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    AS TO LOAN FOR
    1895.£s.d.
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    TOWN DEPOT AND MACHINERY.
    1895.£s.d.
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    ROAD FORECOURTS.
    1895.£s.d.
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    BROCKWELL PARK.
    1895.£d.
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    AS TO SEWER
    1895. RECEIPTS.£d.
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    PURPOSES ONLY.
    PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    ASSETS.
    £s.d.
  • Page 130
    SUMMARY OF LOANS UNPAID.
    1896.£s.d.
  • Page 131
    LIABILITIES.
    £s.d.
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    CASH BALANCES.
    £s.d.
  • Page 138
    Death rate for the previous 10 years—
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    The mean death rate for the ten years, 1885-1894, is 21.6. Birth rate for the previous 10 years—
  • Page 140
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during each Month of the year 1895.
    Small Pox.8carlet Fever.DiphtheriaEnteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.ErysipelasMera- branous Croup.Cholera.Total.
  • Page 141
    The total number of Deaths in the Sanitary Area with their Ages, apportioned to the several Wards, and the Death-rate in each Ward :—
    WARD.Kate per 1,000.Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 50.50 to 60.60 to 70.70 and upwardsTotal.
  • Page 142
    DEATHS IN THE SANITARY AREA FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES. With the Annual Rate per 1,000 persons living. Population at 1891 Census, 115,663. Estimated at middle of 1895, 119,358 Total Births in 1895, 4,234. Total Deaths in 1895, 2,872.
    Total.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Cholera.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births registered.
  • Page 143
    CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE Notified to Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during the year 1895, occurring in the several Wards:—
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Membranous Group.Cholera.Total.
  • Page 143
    DEATHS IN THE SANITARY AREA FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE VARIOUS WARDS.
    WARD.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.Pneumonia and Bronchitis.Heart Disease.
  • Page 144
    Deaths from Small Pox during the last ten years—
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    Deaths from Scarlet Fever during the last 10 years—
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    Deaths from Diphtheria during the last 10 years—
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    Deaths from Typhoid Fever during the last 10 years—
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    Deaths from Whooping Cough during the last 10 years :—
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    Deaths from Measles during the last 10 years: —
  • Page 159
    TABLE 1. Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1895, in the Urban Sanitary District of Newington; Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; pub-lic institutions being shown as separate localities.Populationat all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Casesof Sicknessin each Locality, comingtothe knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number ofsuch Cases Removedfromtheir Homesinthe several Localitiesfor Treatmentin Isolation Hospital.
    1234567891011121312345678910111213
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1895.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.SmallpoxScarlatina.Diphtheria,Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
  • Page 160
    Table 2. Table of Deaths during the year 1895, in the Urban Sanitary District of Newington, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.(Columns for Population and Births are in Table 1.)Mortality fbom all causes,at subjoined aoes.Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    2345678»910111213141516171819202122
    At all agesUnder 1 year.1 and under 5.6 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhus.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea & Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Tleart Disease.Injuries.All Other Diseases.Total.
    Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
  • Page 161
    TABLE 3. Mortality in 1895, and Ages at Death.
    Week endingBirths.Deaths.Under 1 year. 11 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & upwards.Week endingBirths.Deaths.Under 1 year.1 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.80 to 90.90 & upwards.
  • Page 162
    TABLE 4. Births, Deaths, and Ages at Death in the Twenty-five Years, 1871 — 1895.
    Year.Births.Deaths.Under 11 to 5.5 to 60.60 to 70.70 to 80.60 to 90.90 and upwrds.
  • Page 163
    TABLE 5. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1895.
    AGES.
    Under 3 months3 months to 1 year1 to 22 to 65 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and UpwardsTotal.
  • Page 164
    TABLE 5. —Continued.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 1 3 months'3 months to 1 year.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to To76 to 8585 to 9595 and Upwards
  • Page 165
    TABLE 5.—Continued.
    AGES.Total.
    Under 1 3 months'3 months to 1 year.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to To76 to 8585 to 9595 and Upwards
  • Page 166
    SUMMARY OF TABLE 5.
    No. of Deaths.
  • Page 167
    TABLE 6. Zymotic Mortality for the Sanitary Area, showing the localities where the Deaths occurred.
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.
  • Page 168
    TABLE 7. (Drawn up by the Registrar-General.) London.—Diminution ok Excess of Deaths in 1895, compared with the average annual deaths in 1885-94, corrected for increase of Population.
    Cause of Death.Diminution in 1895.Excess in 1895.
  • Page 169
    TABLE 8. (Drawn up by the Registrar-General.) Deaths belonging to the several Sanitary Areas of Registration London, registered in the 52 weeks of 1895.
    Sanitary Areas.Deaths.Deaths from Principal Zymotic Disease.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths of Infants under Year of Ago.Deaths under Year to 1000 Births regd.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple and Ill-defined Fever.Diarrhœa.
  • Page 170
    TABLE 9. Monthly Mortality in Newington Workhouse, 1895.
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    TABLE 10. Ages at Death in Newinoton Workhouse, 1879 to 1895.
    18791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895
  • Page 171
    TABLE 11. Principal Causes of Death in Newington Workhouse, Sixteen Years, 1880 to 1895.
    1880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895
  • Page 172
    TABLE 12. Dr. Frankland's Averages for 1895, as supplied to the Eegistrar-General. Maximum Amount of Organic Matter.
    Year.Elements of organic matter in parts per 100,000.Months in which maximum pollution occurred.Year.Elements of organic matter in parts per 100,000.Months in which maximum pollution occurred.
  • Page 173
    TABLE 13. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1895. Deduced from Observations at Greenwich under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables furnished to the Registrar-General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.J
    Winter Jin., Feb., March. ISpring Apnl, May, June.Summer July, Aug., sept.Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.Temperature ofElastic Force of Vapour.Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer.Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.Rain.Reading of Thermometer on Grass.
    Air.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air— Daily Range.No. of Nights it wasLowest Reading at Night.Highest Reading at Night.
    Mean.Diff. from Average of 124 years.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean (Satn. = 100),Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 54 years.Amount.Diff. from Average of 80 years.At or below 30°Between 30° and 40°Above 40°
    1895oooooooooin.in.grsgr.in.in.grs.grs.Sums.Sums.oo
    m.in.
  • Page 174
    TABLE 14. Summary of Sanitary Work carried out between Lady-Day, 1895, and Lady-day, 1896.
    ward.Number of Entries in the Sanitary Work! Register.Number of Entries in the Duut Coir plaint Book.Notices given to drain into Sewer.Blocked or defective drains remedied.Drains reconstructed or Intercepters, &c., provided.Closets repaired, Apparatus, Water, &c., provided.Yards paved, Paving repaired Gullies, &c., provided.Sinks and Rain-pipes disconnected or altered, or traps provided.Roofs, Gutters and Rainpipes repaired.Dust-bins provided or repaired.Foul Rooms, &c., cleansed and whitewashed.Nuisances from Urinals, Manure, Animals, abated or receptacles providedClosets rebuilt or additional ones provided.Surface drains provided.Ventilation under Floors to Rooms, &c., provided.Dry Areas provided or extended.Nuisances from Overcrowding abated.Number of Prosecutions.
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    SUMMARY OF BEDDING DISINFECTED AND DESTROYED.
    Disinfected.Destroyed.
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    SUMMARY OF PROSECUTIONS.
    WAHD.Nuisances.Articles of Food Seized.Adulteration of Food.Total.
  • Page 179
    Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Burial Board of St. Mary, Newington, for the Year ending 25th March, 1896,
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Income and Revenue for the Year ending on 31st December, 1895, whether actually paid or then due.
    Description of Property.Tenants of Real Property or Persons in whose names Personal Property invested.Term in Real Property.Gross Annual Income.
  • Page 182
    Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending on the 31st December, 1895.
    DatesReceipts.£s.d.DatesExpenditure.£s.d.
  • Page 183
    Balance Sheet containing a Statement of the Balance of the foregoing Account.
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
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    Gross Income arising or due from the endowments for the Year ending on the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Description of Real Property.Name of Tenant.For what term leased or held.Gross Yearly Income.Net Annual Income.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£$.d.
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    Gross Income arising or due from the Endowments for the Year ending on the 31st day of December, 1895.
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    For the year ended on the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Description of Stock in the Public Funds.Amount.Gross Yearly Income.Names and Descriptions of Persons in whose Names invested.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    For the year ended on the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£s.d.
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    For the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Description of Stock in the Public Funds.Amount.Gross Yearly Income.Names and Descriptions of Persons in whose Names Invested.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    For the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£s.d.
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    For the Year ending 31st day of Dec., 1895.
    Description of Stock in the Public Funds.Amount.Names and Descriptions of Persons in whose Names Invested.Gross Yearly Income.
    £8.4.£at.d.
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    For the Year ending 31st day of Dec., 1895.
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£s.d.
  • Page 195
    For the Year ending 31st day of December, 1895.
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    For the Year ending 31st day of December, 1895.
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£s.d.
  • Page 196
    For the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1895.
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    For the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£s.d.
  • Page 197
    For the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1895.
    Description of Property.Lessees or Tenants of Real Property, and Persons in whose names Personal Property is Invested.Term in Real Property.GrossAnnual Income.
    £s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Dates.Receipts.£s.d.Dates.Payments.£s.d.
  • Page 199
    Balance Sheet containing a Statement of the Balance of the foregoing Account
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 200
    Accounts of the Commissioners for Public Libraries and RECEIPTS—P art 1.
    Dr.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Museums for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, 1895-96. EXPENDITURE—Part 1.
    Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 202
    Statement with reference to the Loans obtained by the
    No.Purpose of Loans.Amount sanctioned to be borrowed.Date of sanction.Period authorised for repayment.Amounts originally borrowed.Date of original borrowing.Rate of Interest payable on Loan outstanding.
    £££s.d.
  • Page 203
    Commissioners. Year ended 25th day of March, 1896.
    Mode of repayment.Amount of Principal owing at the commencement of the year.Amounts paid this year, not including payments to or repayments out of Sinking Fund.Amount of Principal owing at the end of the year.
    Principal.Interest.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 204
    Statement of Accounts of the Commissioners for Public Baths and the 25th March 1895 to
    1895. RECEIPTS.£s.d.
  • Page 205
    Wash-houses' for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London, from the 25th March 1896.
    1896. EXPENDITURE.£s.d.
  • Page 206
    ATTENDANCES OF VESTRYMEN AND EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. From March 26th, 1895, to March 25th, 1896.
    Vestry Meetings including Six Meetings in Committee.Public Health, &c., Committee Meetings.Roads & Depot Committee Meetings.General Purposes &c.Co'mittee Meetings.Finance and Audit Co'mittee Meetings.Sub-Committee i Meetings.Total number of Attendances.Possible number of Attendances.
  • Page 207
    Continued from previous page...
    Vestry Meetings. including Six Meetings in Committee.Public Health, &c., Committee Meetings.Roads & Depot Committee Meetings.General Purposes &c. Co'mittee Meetings.Finance and Audit Co'mittee Meetings.Sub-Committee Meetings.Total number of Attendances.Possible number, of Attendances.
  • Page 208
    Statement showing the actual quantity of Mixture and Ashes sold during the Year
    Dr.£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 209
    and the expenditure attending its Preparation and Removal ending 31st March. 1896.
    Cr.
    £s.d.
  • Page 209
    Railway Carriage of Mixture:-
    Tons.Cwts.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement showing the actual quantity of Mixture and Ashes sold during the Year ending
    sd
  • Page 211
    and the Expenditure attending its Preparation and Removal 31st March, 7896. —(continued).
    £s.d.
  • Page 212
    Return showing the number of Loads and Quantity of Refuse Collected.
    Year EndingSLOP.DRIFT.DUST.DUNG.TOTAL FOE THE YEAR
    Loads.Tons.Cwts.Loads.Tons.Cwts.Loads.Tons.Cwts.Loads.Tons.Cwts.Loads.Tons.Cwts.