London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Lewisham 1856

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]

This page requires JavaScript

84
APPENDIX II.
So much misapprehension has prevailed in the District with reference to the Precept
made upon it by the Metropolitan Board, that, although belonging rather to this
year than 1856, the real state of the case cannot be too early understood
The Precept is for ,£10,628 7s., and is composed of the following items:—
Portion of loan (in respect of works in the District) raised by £ s. d.
the Commissioners of Sewers repaid by the Metropolitan
Board in June, 1856 4086 6 1
Approximate estimate of amount due to the Commissioners on
their current expenditure account (see page 18) 3716 5 10
Amount to be raised (annually) for repayment of loans:—£5
per cent, on £21,311 Is. 5d. (see page 18) 1065 11 1
Interest on such loans 1034 4 2
Interest and instalment (annual) on the £1627 15s. 7d., the
proportion of the £140,000 assessed on the District (see
page 18) 158 18 5
Metropolitan Board, proportion of establishment charges . . 294 18 7
Sums required for sewerage works to main sewers in the
District 272 2 10
£10,628 7 0
Thus the amount in respect of current expenditure is only £2,825 15s Id.,
£4,086 6s. Id. being in respect of a loan paid off, and which it will be competent to
the District Board to borrow again, and the remaining £3,716 5s. lOd. in respect of
expenditure which, in the ordinary course, would have been met by a rate in December,
1855, but which was not levied.
The amount of the Precept will not be raisable by an equal rate over the whole
Parish, as the Board have decided with reference to all sewerage expenses incurred
by them, but will be apportioned upon the Old Watershed Districts (under the Commissioners),
in respect of which the debt has been incurred. Thus, of the present
Precept there will be levied— £ s. d.
Over the whole Parish, Lewisham 501 15 7
In that portion of the Parish which was within the Greenwich
District under the Metropolitan Sewers Act of 1848 1701 16 6
In that portion of the Parish which was within the Ravensbourne
District under the same Act 8289 12 4
£10,493 4 5
In the Hamlet of Penge 135 2 7
£10,628 7 0
It will be unnecessary to analyze each of these items further than as follows:—
Of the £1,701 16s. 6d. to be raised on " the Greenwich District," there is—
£ s. d.
In respect of the loan paid off 700 3 11
Ditto ditto current expend' ure debt 675 6 9
Ditto ditto all the other charges (annual) 326 5 10
£1,701 16 6
And of the £8,289 12s. 4d. to be raised on " the Ravensbourne District," there is—
£ s. d.
In respect of the loan paid off 3387 2 2
Ditto ditto current expenditure debt 2865 0 9
Ditto ditto all other charges annual 2037 9 5
£8,289 12 4