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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
St James's 1896
Report for the year 1896 made to the Vestry of Saint James's, Westminster
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TABLE I.—SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE COLLECTION OF RATES IN THE SEVERAL WARDS,
For the Year ended 5th January, 1897.
| Ward and | Amount of Rate for the Year and Arrears, together with the Additions made during Year. | Amount Collected. | Amounts Irrecoverable for Year, as set out in Table II. | Percentage of Irre-coverables. | Recoverable Arrears. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collector. | Poor. | General, | Total. | Poor. | General. | Total. | Poor. | General. | Total. | Poor. | Gen. | Poor. | General. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Pall Mall— Mr. J. J. Johnson | 50,060 | 7 | 9 | 25,033 | 19 | 11 | 75,094 | 7 | 8 | 48,158 | 0 | 10½ | 24,081 | 7 | 8 | 72,239 | 8 | 6½ | 1,719 | 5 | 5½ | 861 | 10 | 8 | 2,580 | 16 | 1½ | 3.43 | 3.44 | 183 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 7 | 274 | 3 | 0 |
| Church. Mr. J. H. Madge | 35,427 | 11 | 3½ | 17,717 | 9 | 3 | 53,145 | 0 | 6½ | 34,297 | 7 | 6½ | 17,154 | 19 | 1 | 51,452 | 6 | 7½ | 1,100 | 8 | 1 | 547 | 12 | 4 | 1,648 | 0 | 5 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 44 | 13 | G |
| Golden Square. Mr. J. Lewis | 24,732 | 1 | 1½ | 12,378 | 2 | 5 | 37,110 | 3 | 6½ | 23,882 | 5 | 2½ | 11,941 | 1 | 4 | 35,823 | 6 | 6½ | 436 | 18 | 8 | 218 | 9 | 0 | 655 | 7 | 8 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 412 | 17 | 3 | 218 | 12 | 1 | 631 | 9 | 4* |
| Great Marlborough— Mr. J. Taylor | 22,825 | 15 | 11½ | 11,406 | 6 | 2 | 34,232 | 2 | 1½ | 22,069 | 1 | 8½ | 11,029 | 6 | 9½ | 33,098 | 8 | 6 | 4C8 | 18 | 9 | 233 | 1 | 7½ | 702 | 0 | 4½ | 2.05 | 2.04 | 287 | 15 | 6 | 143 | 17 | 9 | 431 | 13 | 3 |
| £ | 133,045 | 16 | 1½ | 66,535 | 17 | 9 | 199,581 | 13 | 10½ | 128,406 | 15 | 4 | 61,206 | 14 | 10½ | 192,613 | 10 | 2½ | 3,725 | 10 | 11½ | 1,860 | 13 | 7½ | 5,586 | 4 | 7 | 2.80 | 2.79 | 913 | 9 | 10 | 468 | 9 | 3 | 1,381 | 19 | 1 |
Note.—These Accounts are audited half-yearly, by an Auditor appointed by the Local Government Board. Previous public-
notice is given of the time and place of each audit.