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St George (Southwark) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr]
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REMARKS.
The foregoing return shows that the total actual attendances
at the Vestry and Committee Meetings combined, from
June 2nd, 1896 to the 4th May, 1897, have been 2,338 out
of a possible 3,864, which gives a percentage of 60.5. The
actual attendances at Vestry Meetings alone have been 829,
out of a possible 1,248, a percentage of 66.4. Of the various
Standing Committees, the Works shows the highest actual
attendance, viz.: 392, with a percentage of 50.0. The
actual attendances of the Public Health and Sewers Committee
amount to 300, which yields a percentage of 56.8.
The Finance comes next with an actual attendance of 228,
and a percentage of 62.0; while the General Purposes
Committee shows an actual attendance of 220, and a percentage
of 57.2.
Special Committees grouped together show an actual
attendance of 220, with a percentage of 54.6, and SubCommittees
an actual attendance of 140, and a percentage
of 68.0.
The total Meetings during the above period were as follows:
| VESTRY and COMMITTEE of WHOLE VESTRY | 26 | |
| STANDING COMMITTEES, VIZ:— | ||
| Works | 49 | |
| Public Health and Sewers | 33 | |
| General Purposes and Trees and Open Spaces | 24 | |
| Finance | 23 | |
| SPECIAL COMMITTEES, viz:— | ||
| Bye-Laws | 1 | - |
| City and South London Railway | 2 | |
| Clerk's Salaries | 8 | |
| City of London (Inclusion of Southwark) Bill | 13 | |
| M.O.H's Supplementary Report | 4 | |
| Kent Street Trustees | 1 | |
| Newington Butts | 2 | |
| Paragon | ||
| Jubilee Decorations | ||
| Conference, re Jubilee Decorations | 2 | |
| 43 | ||
| Carried forward | 198 | |