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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
St George (Westminster) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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The following sums were received back by the Vestry, for works done at private expense, viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas and Water Companies, for relaying pavements | 737 | 2 | 11 |
| Deposit on Licenses for Hoards | 530 | 11 | 0 |
| Disinfecting | 56 | 12 | 10 |
| Cleansing and Watering Chelsea Suspension Bridge | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Maintenance of Roadway over Railway Bridges, 2 years | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| For Lighting Private Lamps | 61 | 10 | 0 |
| For Repairing broken Lamp-posts | 68 | 11 | 6 |
| Sundry Sewers Works | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| £1,764 | 8 | 3 |
The following were payments on account of debts incurred by particular districts, and met by additional rates on those districts:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grosvenor Place District Debt Account, to Alliance Assurance Society, including Income Tax ------ | 1,200 | 0 | 0 |
| Grosvenor Square District Debt Account, to Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Company, including Income Tax | 544 | 14 | 9 |
| £1,744 | 14 | 9 |
Thus leaving a sum of £81,615 17s. 8d. expended under
the control of the Vestry. This sum includes the payment
of £10,500 for purchase of leases, met by loan, and
£4,363 3s. 4d. for Fixtures, Building Works, Horses, Vans,
&c., partly met by loan of £5,000, received after the close
of this account.
The following table shows the amount of rates made by
the Vestry since 1855, viz.:—