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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 1899
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1899
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STATEMENT OF CASH ACCOUNT.
| Amount received each month fromFinance Committee. | Amount expended for Postage. | Small accounts, under £2. | Amount paidfor overtime, inspecting Markets. | Infectious and specialcases Coach Hire visiting same. | Police Court Summonses and Orders. | Mortuary for Washingand for Removal of Bodies. | Cost of samples and executing Sale of Food and Drugs Act. | Petty Disbursements | Fines, Costs, &c., recovered and paid into the Vestry's Account. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1899. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| January | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2½ | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| February | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||
| March | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4½ | 3 | 12 | 8 | h44 | 7 | 0 | |
| April | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 12 | 0 | |||
| May | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 0 |
| June | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 13 | 6 | ||
| July | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | 0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 18 | 0 | ||
| August | — | 2 | 5 | 0½ | c2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 12 | 2½ | i53 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| September | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| October | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | |
| November | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | f 3 | 15 | 6 | - | 2 | 13 | 7½ | 13 | 0 | 9 | j96 | 10 | 0 | ||
| December | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | k45 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals for Year | £220 | 6 | 2 | £29 | 6 | 2½ | £36 | 2 | £37 | 12 | 0 | £7 | 3 | 2 | £31 | 17 | 6 | £2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8¾ | £63 | 12 | 8½ | £507 | 3 | 2 | ||
a Including £5 6s. 2d. brought forward from last year.
b Including 9s. 2d. for procuring samples for Government Enquiry.
c Including 11d. for procuring samples for Government Enquiry.
d Including £1 4s. Id. for procuring samples for Government Enquiry.
e Including 4s. for Surveyor's summonses.
f Including 2s. for Surveyor's summonses.
g Including £6 17s. 10d. for drainage works, and £5 2s. respecting prosecution by Surveyor.
h Including £4 for assault on Inspector when taking samples.
i Including £10 9s. 10d. for execution of drainage works.
j Including £2 10s. for drainage works, and £5 2s. respecting prosecution by Surveyor
k Including £5 12s. for drainage works.