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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
Bethnal Green 1908
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX V (2) STATEMENT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNT.
| Amount received each month from Finance Committee. | Public Health (London) Act 1891. – Cost of Prosecutions, Seizure of Unsound Food. &c. | Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. – Cost of obtaining Samples for Analysis, Prosecutions, &c. | Combined Drainage and General Small Accounts for Tools, Materials, &c., not kept in Stock. | Drain Plug Hire. – Returned Deposits. | General – Sundry Small Payments, Bus Fares, Office and Other Expenses. | Mortuary – Washing, Sundry Requirements, &c. | Fines, Costs, &c., recovered and paid into Council's Account. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| January | 9 16 2 | 2 0 11 | 3 3 11 | 1 12 2 | 4 10 0 | 0 7 2 | ... | 18 3 0 |
| February | 15 14 10 | 1 7 4 | 3 1 10 | 1 8 2 | 0 15 0 | 0 15 4 | ... | 16 10 0 |
| March | 11 14 2 | 1 19 4 | 4 4 3 | 0 13 5 | 3 0 0 | 0 6 4 | 0 16 10 | 65 0 6 |
| April | 7 7 8 | 2 7 1 | 1 6 4 | 1 4 10 | 4 0 0 | 0 3 3 | ... | 48 1 0 |
| May | 11 0 2 | 2 5 3 | 2 1 6 | 1 16 7 | 1 10 0 | 0 7 4 | ... | 5 11 0 |
| June | 9 1 6 | 1 2 8 | 1 10 4 | 1 9 5 | 1 0 0 | 0 10 11 | 0 10 8 | 43 1 0 |
| July .. | 8 0 8 | 1 7 6 | 0 18 6 | 2 4 2 | 0 10 0 | 0 15 9 | ... | 21 6 6 |
| August | 6 4 0 | 0 17 5 | 0 2 4 | 1 8 1 | 0 14 0 | 0 3 1 | ... | 0 17 6 |
| Sept. | 5 15 11 | 1 8 0 | 1 2 3 | 2 18 8 | 0 5 0 | 0 16 8 | ... | 8 18 6 |
| October | 3 4 11 | 1 4 11 | 3 4 11 | 1 3 10 | 1 15 0 | 0 11 6 | 0 15 7 | 8 7 6 |
| Nov. | 6 10 7 | 2 3 0 | 1 14 7 | 1 9 11 | 2 18 0 | 0 11 2 | 0 3 7 | 50 2 0 |
| Dec. | 8 15 9 | 1 11 10 | 2 2 5 | 2 4 11 | 1 14 0 | 0 8 8 | ... | 10 17 0 |
| Total for Year. | 103 6 4 | 19 15 3 | 24 13 2 | 19 14 2 | 22 11 0 | 5 17 2 | 2 6 8 | 296 15 6 |
Total amount received from Finance Committee £ 103 6 4
Balance from 1907 9 8 11
£112 15 3
Less Expenditure 1908 94 17 5
Balance £17 17 10