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St George (Westminster) 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

Published
1880
Pages
166
Tables
73

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  • Page 23
    Annual payments made to the Vestry in acknowledgment of rights of the Parish, as per Agreements :—
    Date.Name and Address.Subject of Agreement.Amount of Annual Payment.
  • Page 27
    The following rates were made by the Vestry on the 27th March, 1879,—
    In the £.
    s.d.
  • Page 28
    Continued from previous page...
    In the £.
    s.d.
  • Page 28
    Towards the General Rate Account, the following Bounties are annually received from the Treasury, viz.:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 29
    In addition to the above, H. M. Treasury contribute to the Rates of the Parish, in respect of Government property, at the amounts in the pound fixed by the Vestry, upon tho values hereunder stated—
    £s.d.
  • Page 30
    Up to the 25th March, the payments made by the Vestry amounted to—
    £s.d.
  • Page 30
    Out of this sum of £278,655 11 s . 11 d., the following payments were made to various authorities, over the expenditure of which the Vestry have no control, viz.:—
    Poor Rate Account.£s.d.
  • Page 30
    General Management Account.
    £s.d.
  • Page 31
    The following sums were received back by the Vestry, for works done at private expense, viz.:—
  • Page 31
    The following were payments on account of debts incurred by particular districts, and met by additional rates on those districts:—
  • Page 32
    RATES MADE BY THE VESTRY Since the passing of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855.
    Poor Rate.General Rate.Sewers' Rate.Met.Con Rate.Total.Total of Assessment.Total of foregoing Rates.REMARKS.
    s..d.s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 33
    The Vestry have been called upon by the School Board for London to make the following payments, since the formation of the Board in November 1870, viz.:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 33
    The amounts of the Precepts of the Metropolitan Board of Works, for which the Vestry have made rates since 1871, have been as follows, viz.:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 55
    The following statement shows the quantity of material used in the maintenance and repairs of the various roads in the Parish, and the total amount expended, including labour:—
    Granite. Tons.Flints. Tons.Actual Cost.
    £S.d.
  • Page 56
    The cost of maintaining the steam roller, including all expenses of every description, has been as follows :—
    March 25th, 1880.£s.d.
  • Page 58
    Statement showing the situation, area, and description, of Wood Pavement laid throughout the Parish, up to the Tear ended Lady-Day 1880.
    Situation of Pavement.Area in Square Yards.Description of Pavement.Price per Yard.When first laid.When re-laid.Remarks.Maintenance per yard per annum.Total Annual Cost.
    £$.d.
  • Page 59
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 62
    They have used, during the year, 1,418 yards super, of York paving, and the cost has been as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 62
    Carriageways (Granite).
    £s.d.
  • Page 63
    Footways.
    Situation.Asphalte.Old Footway relaid.New 3 in. York laid.New Curb set.Cost.Who for.
  • Page 63
    Paviors' Works.
    Situation.Tar Paving.Carriage Way Paving Relaid and Redressed.Cost.Who for
  • Page 66
    Gas Light and Coke Company. Gas.
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    Credit.
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    Particulars.
  • Page 70
    Summary of the Expenditure for General Works, Year ended March 25th, 1880.
    Estimated Cost.Actual Cost.
    FOOTWAYS—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 71
    The following is a list of the principal items:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 71
    When this amount is deducted from the actual expenditure, it will be seen that the cost of the work of the Parish in my department has been within the estimate by nearly £600:—
    Annual EstimateActual Cost.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 73
    Table I.
    YEAR.Gross Total of Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions.Proportional Share of Deaths in Public Institutions.Corrected Total of Deaths (52 weeks).Corrected Death.rate per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks).
  • Page 74
    Table Ia. Death Rates per 1,000 per annum.
    1874.1875.1876.]877.1878.1879.
  • Page 75
    Table II.
    YEAR.Registered Births.Birth.rate, per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks).Deaths of Children under 1 Year.
    Total.Percentage to Registered Births.Percentage to Total Deaths (uncorrected).
  • Page 76
    Table III.
    YEAR.A.B.C.Percentages to Gross Total of Deaths.
    Persons aged sixty years and upwards.Violence.Inquest Cases.A.B.C.
  • Page 77
    Table IV
    sub.district.Calculated Population at middle of 1879.Births (53 weeks).Birthrate (52 weeks).Total Deaths (53 weeks).Deaths in Public Institutions.Deaths (corrected, 52 weeks).Death. rate (corrected).
  • Page 78
    Table IVa.
    bibth.rates.death.rates.
    1875.1870.1877.1878.1879.1875.1876.1877.1878.1879.
  • Page 79
    From the figures in the above Table I have calculated the mean duration of life in the Parish, and in each of the Sub-Districts during the year 1879, and find them to be as follows:—
  • Page 79
    The mean duration of life in this Parish, during the last five years, has been as follows:—
  • Page 80
    Table V. Showing the number of Deaths in each of the ten years, 1869 to 1878 , from the principal infectious Diseases and Diarrhoea, and the number in 1879.
    DISEASE.1869.1870.1871.1872.1873.1874.1875.1876.1877.1878.Annual Average of ten years, 1869—1878.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in ten years, 1869—1878.1879.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1879.
  • Page 83
    Table VI. Various lands of Complaints of Nuisances, &c., from April 1st, 1879, to March 31st, 1880.
  • Page 84
    New cisterns provided 4
  • Page 84
    Inspection of houses after cases of infectious diseases, viz.—
  • Page 87
    Table VII. Showing the results of the Analyses of the Water supplied to the Parish by the Grand Junction and Chelsea Water Companies.
    MONTHParts per 100,000.Parts per 100 Millions.
    Tolid Solid Residue.Chlorine =Common salt.Saline. Ammonia.Organic Ammonia.
  • Page 89
    Summary of Analytical Work for the Year ending March 25th, 1880.
    NAME OF SAMPLE.Genuine.Of doubtful Quality.Adulterated.Total.
  • Page 94 95
    GENERAL MANAGE- MENT ACCOUNT. Account, in abstract, showing the Receipts and Expen- diture on the General Management Account, under the Metropolis Management Acts, for the Year ended Lady-day 1880.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.EXPENDITURE.£s.d.
  • Page 96 97
    GENERAL MANAGE- MENT ACCOUNT—(continued).
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 98 99
    SEWERS' ACCOUNT. Account, in abstract, showing the Receipts and Expenditure on the Sewers' Account, under the Metropolis Local Management Acts, for the Year ended Lady-day 1880.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 100 101
    Account, in abstract, showing the Receipts and Expenditure on the Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, under the Metropolis Local Management Acts, for the Year ended Lady-day 1880.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 102 103
    An Abstract of all Contracts entered into or continued by the Vestry during the Year ended Lady-day 1880.
    Date of Contract.Name of Person with whom Contract made.Nature of Works to be performed or Materials to be supplied.Amount of Prices.
  • Page 104
    An Abstract of all Contracts entered
    Date of Contract.Name of Person with whom Contract made.
  • Page 105
    into by the Vestry—(continued).
    Nature of Works to be performed or Materials to be supplied.Amount of Prices.
  • Page 106 107
    ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH ACCOUNT.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 108 109
    GROSVENOR CHAPEL ACCOUNT. Y ear ended L ady-day 1880.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 110 111
    BURIAL BOARD ACCOUNT. Year ended Lady-day 1880.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 112 113
    PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES ACCOUNT. Y ear ended L ady-day 1880.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
  • Page 114
    THE VESTRY POOH RATE ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR TO MICHAELMAS 1879.
    1879. RECEIPTS.1879. PAYMENTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 115
    THE VESTRY POOR RATE ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR TO LADY-DAY 1880.
    1880. RECEIPTS.1880. PAYMENTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 116 117
    ST. GEORGE'S ???LESEX. 117 STATEMENT of ACCOUNT, showing the R eceipts , E xpenses , and L iabilities for the Half-Year ended Michaelmas 1879.
    PARISHES.Balance in favour of each Parish at the commencement of this Half-Year.receipts.Balance against each Parish at the end of this Half-Year.TOTAL.Balance against each Parish at the commencement of this Half-Year.Common Charges.EXPENDITURE.???TOTAL.Amount of the Rateable Value upon which the Contributions have been calculated.Particulars of Common Charges.Outstanding Liabilities of the Guardians at the end of the Half-Year.
    Contributions paid during this Half-Year.All other Receipts.Separate Charges.Workhouse Loan and Interest repaid.Creditor's Name or Description.Description of the Claim.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 118 119
    STATEMENT of ACCOUNT, showing the Receipts, Expendding ???s, and Liabilities, for the Half-Year ended Lady-day 1880.
    PARISHES.Balance in favour of each Parish at the commencement of this Half-Year.RECEIPTS.TOTAL.Balance against each Parish at the commencement of this Half-Year.EXPENDITURE.TOTAL.Amount of the Rateable Value upon which the Contributions have been calculated.Particulars of Common Charges.Outstanding Liabilities of the Guardians at the end of the Half-Year.
    Contributions paid curing this Half-Year.All other Receipts.Common Charges.Separate Charges.Workhouse Loan and Interest repaid.??????
    Creditor's Name or Description.Description of the Claim.
    St. George, Hanover Square.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 120 121
    LATE GROSVENOR PLACE DISTRICT DEBT RATE ACCOUNT.
    1870-80. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1879-80. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 120 121
    GROSVENOR SQUARE DEBT RATE ACCOUNT.
    1870.80. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1879-80. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 120 121
    HANOVER SQUARE ADDITIONAL RATE ACCOUNT.
    1879-80. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1880. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 124
    The Attendances of Vestrymen at Vestries and Committee. Meetings, Between the 1st June, 1879, and the 16th May, 1880.
    Names of Vestrymen.Vestry Meetings.Committee and other Meetings.Total Attendances.
    Works.Finance.Parliamentary.Special.Burial Board.Bath and Wash-hse.Sub-Committees.
    Number of Meetings held .2551254321211154
  • Page 125
    The Attendances of Vestrymen at Vestries and Committee Meetings, Between the 1st June, 1879, and the 16th May, 1880.
    Names of Vestrymen.Vestry Meetings.Committee and other Meetings.Total Attendances.
    Works.Finance.Parliamentary.Special.Burial Board.Bath and Wash-hse.Suh-Committees.
    Number of Meetings held2561254321211154
  • Page 132
    Appendix No. 4.] SUMMARY OF RATES (EXCLUSIVE OF BOUNTIES) MADE AT LADY-DAY 1879.
    CAUSE OF RATES UNCOLLECTED.
    WARDS.Rate Assessed at Lady-day 1879, to Lady-day 1880.Collected.Uncollected.Poor.Empty Houses not Collectable, &c.Abatement on Provisional Valuation Lists.Arrears to carry forward.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 133
    RETURN relating to the Expenditure by the Burial Board.
    YEARS.Amount received by Burial Board from Poor Rate.Amount received by Burial Board out of Rents of Bays-water Property.Paid by Buiial Board for redemption of Capital.Paid by Burial Board for Interest of Money.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 134
    Appendix No. 6.] ST. GEORGE, HANOVER SQUARE. RETURN of the Number of Interments in the Cemetery at Hanwell in every year since the formation of the Burial Board, giving separately the number of Parishioners, Non-Parishioners, and Paupers.
    Year.Parishioners.Non-Parishioners.Paupers.Total.
  • Page 135
    RETURN relating to the Expenditure on the Baths and Wash-houses, giving the several year under the ??? ???? which will be required to redeem the remainder of the borrowed Capital, pay the Interest thereof, and the Rent of the Premises until the Leases expire.
    YEARS.Amount received by Commissioners from Poor Rate.Paid for Redemption of Capital.Paid for Interest of Money.Paid for Rent of Premises.Paid back in aid of Poor Rate.Amounts received for Premises Let off.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 136
    STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE CHARITIES CALLED WILKINS, TEAGE, TERWIN, AND H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER, For the Year ending the 31st day of December, 1879.
    Description of Stocks in the Public Funds.Amount.Gross Yearly Income.Names and Descriptions of Persons in whose names invested.
  • Page 137
    STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNT OF MRS. NASMYTH'S CHARITY, For the Year ending 31st December, 1879.
    Description of Stocks in the Public Funds.Amount.Gross Yearly Income.Names and Descriptions of Persons in whose names invested.
  • Page 166
    List of F ines.
    s.d.
  • Page 167
    A PPENDIX N O 10] APPLICATIONS TO METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS
    SituationNature of ApplicationOpinion of VestryDecision of Metropolitan Board of Works
  • Page 168
    A PPENDIX N O 11] APPLICATIONS TO VESTRY
    SituationNature of ApplicationDecision of Vestry
  • Page 169
    Appendix, No 11] Applications to Vestry— continued
    SituationNature of ApplicationDecision of Vestry
  • Page 170
    Appendix No. 11.] Applications to Vestry— continued.
    Situation.Nature of Application.Decision of Vestry.
  • Page 171
    Appendix, No. 11.] Applications to Vestry— continued.
    Situation.Nature of Application.Decision of Vestry.