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Hammersmith 1906

Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907

Published
1907
Author
Collier, N. C.
Pages
268
Tables
150

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    There are twelve postal and telegraph offices in or near the borough, viz. :—
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    The town sub-offices for the transaction of postal business, except tele-graphing, are as follows :—
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    Return of Attendances at Council & Committee Meeting's of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith, for the year ended 31st October, 1906.
    Date of Election on the Borough Council.name.ward.Ordinary and Special Council Meetings.Assessment.Baths andWashhouses.Cartage, Cemetery and Town Hall.Electricity and Lighting.Finance.^ Law and Parliamentary.Libraries.Public Health.Rating and Valuation.Special Purposes.Works.Committee cf Management, Employees Sick Benefit Fund.Special Committee of the Whole Council.Cartage and Electricity (Joint).Finance and Electricity (Joint).Law and Parliamentary and Works (Joint).Special Committee re Staff.Public Health (Sub) re Infantile Mortality.Law and Parliamentary andElectricity Sc Lighting (Jt.)Sub.Sub-Finance (re Accounts).Executive.Cemetery Ground.Total Attendances.Total Possible Attendances.NAME.
    Year2516231924192120202419234511112119212
  • Page 22
    The number of persons entitled to vote and the number that actually voted at the election were as follow:—
    Ward.No. of persons entitled to vote.No. of persons that actually voted.Per-centage
  • Page 23
    NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD. The total number of meetings held during the year was as follows:-
  • Page 26
    Superannuation allowances have, during the year, been granted under the Superannuation (Metropolis) Act to the following officers and employees of the Council, who, by reason of old age, have become incapable of discharging their duties with efficiency:
    Date Allowance Made.Name.Length of Service.Occupation.Allowance.
  • Page 27
    I. King Street.—In addition to the properties mentioned in the last Annual Report as having been acquired for the widening of King Street, between Cambridge Road and Studland Street, the following further properties have been acquired for the same purpose:—
    Owner.Premises.Description of Interest.Price Paid.
  • Page 30
    Orders have been made by the London County Council for the alteration in the naming of streets and numbering of premises as follow, viz.:—
    Date of Order.Particulars of Alterations.
  • Page 37
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. During the year 51 summonses have been taken out under the various Acts administered by the Council as follows:-
    Enactment.Summonses heard.Decided in Council's favour.Fines and costs inflicted.Amount recovered.Remarks.
  • Page 39
    Expenditure. The following items have been covered for this occasion by sanctions under the Local Authorities (Expenses) Act, 1887:—
    £s.d.
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    (b) Estimates, 1907-8. The following is a summary of the estimates, prepared by the Finance Committee and adopted by the Council, of the sums required for the various purposes of the Council during the year ending 31st March, 1908:-
    Expenditure.Income.
    £S.d.£s.d.
  • Page 41
    (c)Loans. The following loans have been sanctioned and advanced by the London County Council during the past year, viz.:—
    Date.Purpose.Amount.
  • Page 41
    The total indebtedness of the Borough Council at the end of the year in respect to capital borrowed for various purposes was as follows:
    £s.d.
  • Page 42
    The London County Council has fixed the following maximum periods for the repayment of loans for electric lighting purposes:—
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    (d) The Equalisation of Rates Act, 1894. The Council and its predecessors have received in grants, from the London County Council's Equalisation Fund, in pursuance of the provisions of the above Act, the following sums:-
    £s.d.
  • Page 43
    The following statement shews the premiums paid to and compensation paid by the Insurance Companies during the past six years:—
    Year.Amount of Premium.Amount of Compensation paid by Companies.
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    During the year precepts have been served upon the Council by the undermentioned Authorities, requiring the Council to raise the amounts shown:—
    Authority.Period.Amount.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 45
    The total of the rates leived the year amounted to 7s.8d in the L. made up as under:-
    Half year end-ing Michaelmas, 1906.Half year end-ing Lady- day, 1907.
    s.d.s.d
  • Page 45
    The following table shews the total amount of the rates, including arrears, with the percentages of the amount of rate collected and uncollected.
    Amount of General Rate made, and recoverable arrears, for year ended Lady-day, 1907.Collected.Allowance to Owners.Irrecoverable Empties, Excused, &c.Arrears.
  • Page 46
    (d) Rateable Value. The following gives the rateable value of the Borough, according to the Rate Books and Valuation Lists, in the undermentioned years:-
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    Parliamentary Electors—
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    Interments:—
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    Grave Stones, Monuments, &c.
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    Incumbents' Fees:—
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    The following appointments as Trustees of Charities have been made during the year:—
    Date.Charity.Persons appointed.Term of Office.
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    MUSIC, DANCING, THEATRES, &c., LICENCES.
    Place.Applicant.Licence.Action of Borough Council.Result of Application.*
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    MUSIC, DANCING, THEATRES, &c., LICENCES.—Continued.
    Place.Applicant.Licence.Action of Borough CouncilResult of Application.*
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    YEAR.Inhabited Houses.Houses building.Unin-habited Houses.POPULATION.
    Males.Females.TOTAL.
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    AREA OF THE BOROUGH.
    Land and Water North of High WaterAcres.
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    MILEAGE OF ROADS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL.
    Date.Carriageways.Footways to same.Footways where no carriageways exist.
    Miles.Fur.Yds.Miles.Fur.Yds.Miles.Fur.Yds.
  • Page 62
    CARTAGE. The following table shews the aggregate number of horses at work, and the amount of work done during the year:—
    Nature of work.Council's Horses.Hired Horses.Total Loads.
    Whole Days.Half Days.Whole Days.Half Days.
  • Page 62
    The consumption of Fodder was:—
    Fodder.Quantity.
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    The following is a statement shewing particulars of the Horses belonging to the Council:—
    No. of Horse.Date of Purchase.CostAge at present time.Length of time at work for Council.
    £s.d.Years.Years.Months.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No. of Horse.Date of Purchase.Cost.Age at present time.Length of time at work for Council.
    £s.d.Years.Years.Months.
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    The Council purchased during the year the undermentioned horses:—
    £S.d.
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    The following is a list of live and rolling stock :—
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    DUSTING.The following statement gives a close approximate cost of the Department for the year : —
    £s.d.
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    Year.DescriptionCube Yards.Cost.
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    The annexed statement shews the roads and streets which have been coated wholly or partially with Granite, and consolidated by the steam roller.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    FLINTS. Comparison of Expenditure.
    Year.Description.Cube Yards.Cost.
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    The annexed statement shews the roads and streets which have been coated wholly or partially with Flints, and consolidated with the steam roller:—
    Tons.cwts.qrs.
  • Page 69
    Continued from previous page...
    Tons.cwts.qrs.
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    WOOD PAVING. The following Statement gives particulars of roads paved with wood.
    Road.Date when laid.Jarrah.Creosoted Beech.Creosoted Deal.Foundation.Cost per sup. yd. including Foundation.Date and Cost of repairsRemarks.
    Size of blocks.Area Sup. yds.Length of Paving.Size of blocks.Area sup. yds.Length of Paving.Size of blocks.Area sup. yds.Length of Paving.
    lin. yds.lin. yds.lin. yds.
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    WOOD PAVING.—Continued.
    Road.Date when laid.Jarrah.Creosoted Beech.Creosoted Deal.Foundation.Cost per sup. yd. including Foundation.Date and Cost of repairs.Remarks.
    Size of blocks.Area sup. yds.Length of Paving.Size of blocks.Area sup. yds.Length of Paving.Size of block.Area sup. yds.Length of Paving.
    lin. yds.lin. yds.lin. yds.
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    WOOD PAVING.—Continued.
    Road.Date when laid.Jarrah.Creosoted Beech.Creosoted Deal.Foundation.Cost per sup. yd. including Foundation.Date and Cost of repairs.Remarks.
    Size of blocks.Area sup. yds.Length of PavingSize of blocks.Area sup. ydsLength of Paving.Size of blocks.Area sup. yds.Length of Paving.
    lin. yds.lin. yds.lin. yds.
  • Page 74
    Area of Wood-Paved Roads.
    Jarrah.Creosoted Beech.Creosoted Deal.Total.
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    Length of Wood-Paved Roads.
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    ASPHALTE PAVING. The following Statement gives Particulars of Roads Paved with Asphalte.
    Name of Road.Date when laid.Area of Paving sup. yds.Length of Paving 1in. yds.Thickness and description of Asphalte.Cost per sup. yard.Cost of Repairs.Remarks.
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    SPHALTE PAVING - continued.
    Name of Road.Date when laid.Area of Paving Sup. yds.Length of Paving 1in. yds.Thickness and description of Asphalte.Cost per sup. yard.Cost of Repairs.Remarks.
  • Page 77
    HIGHWAYS. Plans, specifications, estimates and apportion-ments have been prepared and presented to the Council for making up and taking over the following private roads, viz.:—
    Plan No.Road.
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    The road making and paving works having been completed in the following roads at the cost of the owners of property abutting on them, they are now repairable by the Council:—
    Plan No.Road.Cost.
    £s.d.
  • Page 83
    During the year twenty 12 inch and one 14 inch coalplates have been supplied and fixed for the owners. The following are the charges:—
    Price with Rim.Cutting hole in stone.Total.
    s.d.s.d.s.d.
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    The sewers in the following roads have been re-laid, or partly re-laid, during the year, at the cost shewn:—
    £s.d.
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    SANITARY CONVENIENCES. The following is a list of Conveniences within the Borough, with particulars as to the accommodation provided at each:
    Situation.Accommodation.Date of Opening.Remarks.
    W.C.'s.Urinals.Lavatory Basins.Private Dressing Rooms.
  • Page 90
    FOOTWAYS.
    £s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Position.New Lamps.Altered Positions.Removals
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    The annual charge for public lamps, including lighting, cleaning and maintenance of lantern, in the Brentford Gas Company's district is as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    The Amount paid to the Brentford Gas Company for the Year is as follows:—
    Description of Lamps.Number of Lamps.June Quarter.Number of Lamps.Sept. Quarter.Number of Lamps.Dec. QuarterNumber of Lamps.March Quarter.Total for Year.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 93
    The following is a weekly Schedule of times for lighting and extinguishing the lamps in the Brentford Gas Company's district:—
    Week commencing.Commence lighting.Commence Extinguishing.Number of Hours lamp burning.
    p.m.a.m.Hours.Minutes.
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    The annual charge for the public lamps, including lighting, cleaning, rent of column, and lantern in the Gas Light and Coke Company's district, is as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    The Amount paid to the Gas Light and Coke Company for the Year is as follows:—
    Description of Lamps.Number of Lamp.June Quarter.Number of Lamps.Sept. Quarter.Number of Lamps.Dec. Quarter.Number of Lamps.March Quarter.Total for Year.
  • Page 99
    The following is a weekly Schedule of times for lighting and extinguishing the lamps in the Gas Light and Coke Company's district:—
    Week commencing.Commence Lighting.Commence Extinguishing.Number of Hours lamp burning.
  • Page 101
    LINES OF FRONTAGES AND NEW ROADS. The following applications, shewing proposed lines of frontages and new roads, came before the Borough Council from the County Council for any suggestions that might appear desirable to offer before the County Council determined the matters, viz:—
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Decision of
    County Council.Borough Council.County Council.Borough Council.
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    LINES OF FRONTAGES AND NEW ROADS.
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Decision of
    County CouncilBorough Council.County Council.Borough Council.
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    LINES OF FRONTAGES AND NEW ROADS—Continued.
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Decision of
    County Council.Borough CouncilCounty Council.Borough Council.
  • Page 104
    LINES OF FRONTAGES AND NEW ROADS—Continued.
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Decision of
    County Council.Borough Council.County Council.Borough Council.
  • Page 105
    LINES OF FRONTAGES AND NEW ROADS—Continued.
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Decision of
    County Council.Borough Council.County Council.Borough Council.
  • Page 106
    LINES OF FRONTAGES AND NEW ROADS—Continued.
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application.Decision of
    County Council.Borough Council.County Council.Borough Council.
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    VAULTS UNDER FOOTWAYS, OVERHANGING SIGNS, &c. The Council has considered the undermentioned applications for coal vaults, pavement lights, over-hanging signs, &c., and dealt with the same as follows, viz.:—
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Nature of Application,Decision of Council.
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    LICENCES FOR WOODEN STRUCTURES. The following application under Sec. 84 of the London Building Act, 1894, amended by the London Government Act, 1899, for a licence to erect a wooden structure, has been considered by the Council:—
    Case No.Name of Applicant.Situation of Structure.Decision of Council.
  • Page 108
    LICENCES FOR HOARDINGS, &c. The number of licences issued to builders and others during the year for permission to erect hoardings, scaffoldings, &c., on the public footways, is as follows
    Hoardings.Crossings.To open Roads to repair Water Pipes, &c.
  • Page 119
    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the year 1906. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months8-9 Months.j9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
  • Page 120
    Table showing the Infantile Mortality Rates of the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1906, as calculated by the Registrar General.
    Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births Registered.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1906 and Previous Years. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Regis-tered in the District.Total Deaths in Pub-lic Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Insti-tutions in the District.Deaths of Residents regis-tered in Public Institu-tions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Num-ber.Rate1Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Num-ber.Rate per 1,000 Births regis-tered.Num-ber.Rate*Num-ber.Rate.*
    I2345678910111213
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    Fever Hospitals.
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    Other Institutions—continued.
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    table II Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1906 and previous years. BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Names of Localities.1. Whole Borough.2. North District. Wards 4, 5, 6 & 7.3-Centre District. Wards 2 & 3.4-South District. Ward 1.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 Year.Population estimated to middle J of each year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 Year
  • Page 125
    Table showing the Death-Rates from all Causes in the County of London, the City of London, and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1906, as calculated by the Registrar General.
    Death Rate from all causes.
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    Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1906. Name of District. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Causes of Death.deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district.deaths at all ages of "residents" belonging to localities, whether occur-ring in or beyond the district.Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-Residents in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.North District.Centre District.South Dntrict.
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    The following table shews the deaths of Residents registered from the nine principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the 10 years 1897 to 1906.
    YEAR.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membraneous Croup.Whooping CoughTyphus fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Diarrhœa and Cholera.Total.
  • Page 132
    The following table shews the number of cases that were reported as due to the undermentioned 14 zymotic diseases during the years 1897 to 1906.
    Year.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Diphtheritic Croup.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Simple Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.English Cholera.Erysipelas.Plague.Chicken-pox.*Measles.*Wooping Cough.*Total
  • Page 133
    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1906. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
    Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in Each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.Under 1.At Agest Years.ww
    1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 35.35 to 65.65 and upwards.North.Centre.South.North.Centre.South.
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    134 The following table of Infectious Diseases notified and Deaths from Infectious in the several Metropolitan Boroughs in the 135 Diseases registered, compiled from the Registrar's General Report give the cases 52 weeks ending 29th December, 1906.
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated Population in the middle of 1906.Notified Cases of Infectious Disease.
    Deaths from Principal Infectious Diseases.Deaths from all causes.Death rate per iooo living.Deaths of Infants under one year to 1000 births.
    |Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.*Typhus Fever,Enteric Fever.Other continued. Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Total.Annual rate per 1000 persons living.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet FeverDiphtheria *Whooping cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other continued Fevers.Diarrhoea.Total.Annual rate per 1000 persons living.
    LONDON4,721,2173120,32980457160092985019235,3407.5
  • Page 137
    NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7.
    ADDRESS.NAME OF LICENSEE.
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    SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. 1.
    ADDRESS.NAME OF LICENSEE.
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    CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 2 and 3.
    ADDRESS.NAME OF LICENSEE.
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    The following is a list of the bakehouses at present in the Borough:— NORTH DISTRICT. Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7.
    ADDRESS.NAME.
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    CENTRE DISTRICT. Wards No. 2 and 3.
    address.name.
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    SOUTH DISTRICT. Ward No. 1.
    ADDRESS.NAME.
  • Page 142
    Table Shewing Number of Inhabited Houses and Number of Persons to each House, at Census, 1901.
    Name of District.Number of In-habited Houses, Census 1901.Number of Per-sons to each House, Census 1901.
  • Page 143
    Table Shewing extent in Acres, and Number of Persons to the Acre, at Census 1901.
    Name of District.Extent in Acres, Census 1901.Mumber of Persons to the Acre, Census 1901.
  • Page 144
    The following is a list of premises which were inspected, under the Inland Revenue Acts, last year:—
    Name and Situation of Property.No. of Houses and Blocks for which applications were received.No. of Tenements therein.No. of Tenements for which Certificate was grantedNo. of Tenements for which certificate was refused.No. of Tenements for which Crtifi-|cate was deferred.
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    The following is a list of the Factories and Workshops upon the Register.:—
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    Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector.
    Premises. •Number of
    Inspec-tions.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecu-tions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, and MILKSHOPS ORDER, &c. proceedings during 1905.
    premises.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of inspections, 1906.Number of notices 1906.Number of prose cutions. 1906.
    On register at end of 1905.Added in 1906Removed in 1906.On register at end of 1906.
  • Page 159
    TABLE I.
    Samples Received.Genuine.Genuine but of Inferior Ouality.Adulterated.Total.
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    TABLE 11.
    Article.No. of Samples Examined.Result of Examination.Summones Issued.Penalties Inflicted.
    Genuine.Inferior.Adulterated.
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    For convenience of comparison, Table III. has been arranged to show the total number of samples examined in each year since 1886-7, together with the percentage of Genuine, Inferior, and Adulterated samples, respectively. TABLE III.
    Year.Total number of samples examined.Percentage of genuine samples.Percentage of genuine but inferior samples.Percentage of Adulterated samples. (taken officially.)
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    MILK. During the year 249 samples of Milk were examined, andofthese 139 were reported as genuine, 75 as inferior, and 35 as adulterated. TABLE IV.
    Milk Samples.Adulteration certified.
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    All of the adulterated butters, except one which contained 2•3% excess water, were adulterated with margarine, the percentages being as follows:—
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    A preparation of Boric Acid was found to be the usual preservaive and this was detected and estimated in 39 samples. Results are given below : TABLE V.
    Samples.Free from preservative.Containing Boric Acid.
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    SCHEDULE No. 2.
    Year ending.Total. Capital expended.Paid to L.C.C.
    Repayment.Interest.
    £££
  • Page 174
    SCHEDULE No. 3.
    Year ending.AB
    Amounts spent annually on repairs and maintenance of plant, buildings, &c.Amounts spent out of revenue for new plant, apparatus, &c.
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    SCHEDULE No. 4.
    Year ending.Total RevenueTotal charges including in-terest, repayment, rates, taxes, repairs, &c.Deficit.Surplus.
    ££££
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    Adding this surplus to the repayment set out in Schedule No. 2 gives the following—
    £
  • Page 187
    TABLE I. Library Stock–Lending and Reference.
    CARNEGIE (CENTRAL) LIBRARY.
    Class.No. of volumes in Lending Library March, 1906.Volumes lost and paid for by borrowers.Volumes lost.Volumes withdrawn and worn out.Total Reductions.Stock reduced as per Column 5.No. of volumes replaced.No. of books added to Library.Stock 31st March, 1907.
  • Page 188
    TABLE II. Library Stock–Lending and Reference.
    RAVENSCOURT PARK LIBRARY.
    Class.No. of Volumes in Lending Library March, 1906.Volumes lost and paid for by borrowers.Volumes lost.Volumes withdrawn and worn out.Total Reductions.Stock reduced as per Column 5.No of volumes replaced.No of new books added to Library.Stock 31st March, 1907.
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    TABLE III. Library Stock–References and Boys' Room.
    PASSMORE EDWARDS LIBRARY, SHEPHERD'S BUSH.
    Class.No. of Volumes in Lending Library, 31st March, 1906.Volumes lost and paid for by borrowers.Volumes lost.Volumes withdrawn and worn out.Total.Stock reduced as per Column 5.No. of Volumes replaced.No. of new books added to Library.Stock 31st March, 1907.
  • Page 190
    TABLE IV. Volumes issued from the Libraries, 1906-1907.
    A. Theology, Philosophy, &c.B. History and BiographyC. Voyages, Travels, &c.D. Law, Politics, Sociology. &c.E. Art, Science, Natural History, &c.F. Fiction.G. Poetry, Drama, Classics, Literature, &c.H. Miscellaneous Literature.J. Juvenile Literature.K. Music.Total Number of Volumes issued.Days Open.Daily Average.
  • Page 191
    TABLE V. New Borrowers and the Districts in which they reside, and Total Borrowers.
    Name of District.Central Library.Ravenscourt Park.Shepherd's Bush.College Park.Totals.
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    TABLE VI. Summary 1906-1907.
    Central Library.Ravensc'rt Park.Shepherd's Bush.College Park.Totals.
  • Page 193
    TABLE VII. Summary of Total Issues from time of opening of each Library.
    A. Theology, Philosophy, &c.B. History and Biography.C. Voyages, Travels, &c.D. Law, Politics, Sociology. &c.E. Art, Science, Natural History, &c.F. Fiction.G. Poetry, Drama, Classics, Literature, &c.H. Miscellaneous Literature.J. Juvenile Literature.K. Music.Total Number of Volumes issuedDays Open.Daily Average.
  • Page 194
    DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARIES, 1906-7.
    VOLS.PHTS.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The number of meetings held was ten, and the attendances of the members were as under:—
    Possible Attendances.Actual Attendances.Possible Attendances,Actual Attendances.
  • Page 199
    The List contained 799 assessments made up as follows:—
  • Page 201
    The costs incurred by the Committee and paid by the Borough Council during the year in resps of the appeals to quarter sessions were as follows:—
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    (a) FULL COMMITTEE. Meetings 19.
    Name.Actual.Possible.
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    (b) Sub-Committee.. Meeting19.
    Name.Actual.Possible.
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    (4) OCCUPATIONS OF APPLICANTS.
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    Service (various) — 815 Unclassified—continued. 825
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    (6) Size of Family:—
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    (5) Condition as to Marriage:—
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    WORK PROVIDED.
    (II) Number of applicants for whom work was provided through the Distress Committee:-
    (a) By the Central Body.No.AVERAGE DAYS.
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    CASH STATEMENT—1ST APRIL, 1906, TO 30th JUNE, 1907.
    Receipts.Payments.
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    30. The following shall be the Standing Committees of the Council, viz:—
    No. of Members.
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    STATEMENT OF CONTRACTS. Entered into during the year ended 31st March, 1907, including those remaining in force for unexpired periods, prepared pursant to Section 196 of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855 (18 and 19 Vict., cap. 120):
    Date.Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount.
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    Date.Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount.
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    Date.Contractor.Nature of ContractAmount.
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    Date.Contractor.Nature of Contract.Amount.
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    List of the freehold, copyhold, and leasehold property belonging to the Borough under the control of the Council:— (Prepared pursuant to Section 199 of the 18 and 19 Vict., c. 120:)
    Property.Tenure.Remarks.
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    Property.Tenure.Remarks.
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    Property.TenureRemarks.
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    Property.Tenure.Remarks.
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    Property.Tenure.Remarks.
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    Table of Fees for Interments in the Borough Cemetery. Approved as regards the Borough Council's Fees at a Meeting of the Council held on the 6th November, 1901, and as regards fees payable to Ministers of Religion, by the Secretary of State, on the 30th December, 1901.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
    Borough Council, including Labour.Incumbent or Minister.TOTAL.Borough Council, including Labour.Incumbent or Minister.TOTAL.
    Common Grave:£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.10ft. deep; if less, £1 ad-ditional fee; if more, 2s. per ft. addi-tional.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    CHARITY ACCOUNTS. JOHN ALLEN'S
    Receipts.£s.d.1906-7.Payments.£s.d.
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    DOCTOR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING CHARITY (HAMMERSMITH BRANCH).
    Receipts.Payments*
    1906-7.£s.d.1906.£s.d.
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    THE WILLIAM SMITH ALMSHOUSES.
    Receipts.Payments.
    1906.£s.d.1906.£s.d.
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    DOCTOR ILES' ALMHOUSES.
    VReceipts.Payments.
    1906-7.£s.d.1906-7.£s.d.
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    LATYMER FOUNDATION.
    Receipts.Payments.
    £s.d.£s.d.1906.£sd.£s.d.
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    GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER GIRLS SCHOOL. (a) Estate Management Account.
    Receipts.Payments.
    Real Estate.£s.d.£s.d.
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    (b) School Maintenance Account.
    Receipts.Payments.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    WASTE LANDS ALMSHOUSES.
    Receipts.Payments.
    1906-7.£s.d.1906-7.£s.d.
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    ST. PAUL'S GIRLS SCHOOL.
    Receipts.Payments.
    1906-7.£s.d1906-7.£s.d.
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    ST. PETERS FREE SCHOOLS.
    Receipts.Payments.
    1906-7.£s.d.1906-7.£s.d
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    DOCTOR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING CHARITY (General Account).
    Receipts.Payments.
    1906-7.£s.d.1906-7.£s.d.