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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
Newington 1895
Fortieth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...
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Letters containing protests against the constantly increasing expenditure
of the Board were received from several Vestries and
District Boards, with suggestions for a conference, &c.; but the
Vestry decided on the 2nd and 16th October to take no action
thereon.
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 :—
| For the year ending Lady-day, | 1873 | £1,120 | 12 | 0 | |
| do. | do. | 1874 | 926 | 7 | 3 |
| do. | do. | 1875 | 2,481 | 14 | 8 |
| do. | do. | 1876 | 3,995 | 18 | 1 |
| do. | do. | 1877 | 6,063 | 17 | 9 |
| do. | do. | 1878 | 7,605 | 11 | 9 |
| do. | do. | 1879 | 7,591 | 4 | 5 |
| do. | do. | 1880 | 8,203 | 18 | 3 |
| do. | do. | 1881 | 9,526 | 18 | 9 |
| do. | do. | 1882 | 9,844 | 17 | 5 |
| do. | do. | 1883 | 9,828 | 11 | 0 |
| do. | do. | 1884 | 11,567 | 7 | 11 |
| do. | do. | 1885 | 13,704 | 5 | 4 |
| do. | do. | 1886 | 15,040 | 14 | 0 |
| do. | do. | 1887 | 16,482 | 2 | 7 |
| do. | do. | 1888 | 15,729 | 8 | 10 |
| do. | do. | 1889 | 15,109 | 10 | 2 |
| do. | do. | 1890 | 16,616 | 5 | 6 |
| do. | do. | 1891 | 19,987 | 10 | 4 |
| do. | do. | 1892 | 21,050 | 11 | 1 |
| do. | do. | 1893 | 20,276 | 12 | 2 |
| do. | do. | 1894 | 20,067 | 14 | 9 |
| do. | do. | 1895 | 20,868 | 1 | 0 |
| do. | do. | 1896 | 22,898 | 9 | 9 |
| Total | £296,588 | 4 | 9 | ||
Demand upon Rating Authority.—This was sealed by the Vestry
on the 20th March 1895, apportioned as follows:-Vestry purposes
exclusive of Lighting and Sewers, £28,238 0s. 9d.; Lighting,
£4,231 7s. Cd.; Sewers, £5,400 0s. 0d.; School Board, £21,530 12s. 3d.;
total, £59,400 0s 0d., being an increase of £386 only on the amount
of the previous year's demand.