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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
Hammersmith 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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The London County Council has fixed the following maximum periods for the repayment of loans for electric lighting purposes:—
| Freehold land | 60 years. |
| Buildings | 50 years. |
| Mains | 30 years. |
| Plant | 20 years. |
| House connections | 12 years. |
| Meters | 10 years. |
(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. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half year ended 31st March, 1895 | 2,862 | 5 | 8 |
| do. 29th Sept., 1895 | 2,918 | 4 | 8 |
| do. 31st March, 1896 | 2,934 | 13 | 11 |
| do. 29th Sept., 1896 | 3,200 | 7 | 8 |
| do. 31st March, 1897 | 3,018 | 17 | 6 |
| do. 29th Sept, 1897 | 3,194 | 1 | 9 |
| do. 31st March, 1898 | 3,194 | 1 | 9 |
| do. 29th Sept., 1898 | 3,311 | 4 | 7 |
| do. 31st March 1899 | 3,291 | 6 | 0 |
| do. 29th Sept., 1899 | 3,387 | 13 | 3 |
| do. 31st March, 1900 | 3,393 | 13 | 4 |
| do. 30th Sept., 1900 | 3,387 | 15 | 10 |
| do. 31st March, 1901 | 3,435 | 2 | 10 |
| do. 30th Sept. 1901 | 3,968 | 13 | 4 |
| do. 31st March, 1902 | 3,961 | 18 | 10 |
| do. 30th Sept., 1902 | 3,806 | 1 | 11 |
| do. 31st March, 1903 | 3,998 | 7 | 3 |
| do. 30th Sept., 1903 | 3,930 | 10 | 3 |
| do. 31st March, 1904 | 3,837 | 2 | 0 |
| do. 30th Sept., 1904 | 3,772 | 5 | 7 |
| do. 31st March, 1905 | 3,773 | 8 | 1 |
| do. 30th Sept., 1905 | 3,701 | 7 | 3 |
| do. 31st March, 1906 | 3,702 | 6 | 3 |
| do. 30th Sept., 1906 | 3,772 | 4 | 4 |
| do. 31st March, 1907 | 3,767 | 5 | 2 |
The whole of this amount has been expended in works
required by the Public Health Act, 1891, including the removal
of house refuse and the scavenging of streets. The amount
received during the past year was equal to a rate of about
2½d. in the £.