London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Dwellings. | Income. | Expenditure. | Result of Year's Working (excluding interest on cash balances). | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Rental. | Deductions. | Net Rental. | Maintenance and Management. | Transfer to Repairs and Renewals Fund. | Total. | Debt Charges. | Total (cols. 13 and 18) | |||||||||||||
| (d) Interest (gross). | Sinking fund. | Total. | Surplus. | Defi- ciency. | ||||||||||||||||
| Empties. | Caretaker's Quarters. | Amounts irrecoverable. | Total. | Supervision and Collection of Rent. | Rates and Taxes. (c) | Lighting, Heating, Waterand Insurance. | Stores and Incidentals. | Land. | Buildings. | Land. | Buildings. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Part i. | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boundary-street (including laundry) | 23,394 | .76 | .61 | .09 | 1.46 | 98.54 | 7.21 | 17.33 | 5.46 | .10 | 9.07 | 39.17 | 8.12 | 33.86 | 1.73 | 7.71 | 51.42 | 90.59 | 7.95 | _ |
| Do. (automatic gas supply) | 2,980 | — | — | — | —- | 100.00 | 5.71 | — | 69.58 | — | 5.03 | 80.32 | — | 7.47 | — | 1.77 | 9.24 | 89.56 | 10.44 | — |
| Cable-street | 2,963 | .66 | .84 | .04 | 1.54 | 98.46 | 4.63 | 19.53 | 3.71 | — | 10.77 | 38.64 | 3.80 | 39.11 | .87 | 8.98 | 52.76 | 91.40 | 7.06 | — |
| Shelton-street | 1,564 | 2.42 | 1.52 | — | 3.94 | 96.06 | 4.10 | 16.33 | 3.81 | 1.75 | 9.33 | 35.32 | 9.78 | 37.00 | 2.34 | 9.03 | 58.15 | 93.47 | 2.59 | — |
| Millbank | 6,582 | .38 | .46 | .04 | .88 | 99.12 | 4.83 | 15.95 | 3.26 | — | 9.23 | 33.27 | 5.09 | 33.88 | .95 | 6.84 | 46.76 | 80.03 | 19.09 | |
| Churchway | 3,906 | .45 | .70 | — | 1.15 | 98.85 | 5.21 | 17.84 | 3.14 | _ | 8.94 | 35.13 | 7.11 | 31.98 | 1.36 | 6.31 | 46.76 | 81.89 | 16.96 | — |
| Hardy | 879 | 3.17 | 1.93 | .13 | 5.23 | 94.77 | 4.16 | 16.80 | 3.36 | — | 14.45 | 38.77 | 3.70 | 45.32 | .71 | 8.73 | 58.46 | 97.23 | — | 2.46 |
| Duke s-court | 1,818 | .13 | .91 | .03 | 1.07 | 98.93 | 4.92 | 16.29 | 3.04 | — | 10.48 | 34.73 | 7.51 | 33.73 | 1.44 | 6.76 | 49.44 | 84.17 | 14.76 | — |
| York-street | 1,143 | .08 | 1.45 | .05 | 1.58 | 98.42 | 4.79 | 15.30 | 3.15 | — | 8.92 | 32.16 | 8.86 | 37.09 | 1.72 | 7.28 | 54.95 | 87.11 | 11.31 | — |
| Preston's-road | 822 | 28.35 | 1.24 | .69 | 30.28 | 69.72 | 5.14 | 18.61 | 3.30 | .04 | 13.88 | 40.97 | 5.79 | 47.42 | 1.09 | 8.78 | 63.08 | 104.05 | — | 34.33 |
| St. Luke's— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wenlake | 1,930 | .72 | 1.28 | —. | 2.00 | 98.00 | 5.17 | 16.85 | 3.15 | — | 9.17 | 34.34 | 9.07 | 34.85 | 1.65 | 6.51 | 52.08 | 86.42 | 11.58 | — |
| Chad worth | 3,401 | 9.07 | .65 | 9.63 | 90.37 | 4.51 | 13.77 | 2.80 | — | 8.03 | 29.11 | 7.64 | 39.43 | 1.50 | 6.71 | 55.28 | 84.39 | 5.98 | — | |
| Clerkenwell and Holborn— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mallory | 913 | .10 | 2.57 | — | 2.67 | 97.33 | 4.17 | 11.52 | 2.57 | — | 7.01 | 25.27 | 6.65 | 44.13 | 1.13 | 7.94 | 59.85 | 85.12 | 12.21 | — |
| Nigel, etc | 6,068 | 4.63 | .90 | .02 | 5.55 | 94.45 | 4.50 | 14.77 | 3.23 | — | 7.88 | 30.38 | 8.99 | 43.78 | 1.53 | 7.42 | 61.72 | 92.10 | 2.35 | — |
| Webber-row | 4,929 | 1.67 | 1.24 | .01 | 2.92 | 97.08 | 5.60 | 17.08 | 2.95 | — | 8.68 | 34.31 | 6.43 | 32.30 | 1.26 | 5.59 | 45.58 | 79.89 | 17.19 | |
| Brook-street | 1,017 | 1.86 | 1.92 | .46 | 4.24 | 95.76 | 4.15 | 17.89 | 4.11 | — | 14.36 | 40.51 | 5.46 | 46.24 | 1.20 | 10.20 | 63.10 | 103.61 | _ | 7.85 |
| Goldsmith's-row | 485 | 2.26 | 4.03 | — | 6.29 | 93.71 | 3.92 | 17.98 | 3.21 | — | 11.35 | 36.46 | 6.19 | 44.10 | 1.46 | 10.84 | 62.69 | 99.05 | — | 5.34 |
| Hughes-fields Cottages | 2,054 | 24.32 | .83 | .20 | 25.35 | 74.65 | 3.17 | 16.37 | 2.96 | — | 11.10 | 33.60 | 5.43 | 52.21 | 1.29 | 12.56 | 71.49 | 105.09 | ||
| Cranley | 289 | 4.28 | — | .73 | 5.01 | 94.99 | 6.45 | 17.12 | 3.25 | _ | 9.68 | 36.50 | 7.77 | 30.65 | 1.56 | 6.37 | 46.35 | 82.85 | 12.14 | — |
| Borough-road | 1,869 | .55 | 1.39 | — | 1.94 | 98.06 | 5.62 | 17.40 | 3.28 | 8.83 | 35.13 | 8.69 | 38.80 | 1.72 | 8.04 | 57.25 | 92.38 | 5.68 | — | |
| Cobham | 1,132 | 1.22 | — | — | 1.22 | 98.78 | 6.30 | 18.08 | 3.28 | — | 9.19 | 36.85 | 6.03 | 37.36 | 1.14 | 7.15 | 51.68 | 88.53 | 10.25 | — |
| Ann-street | 2,135 | 5.67 | .91 | .19 | 6.77 | 93.23 | 5.69 | 21.97 | 2.88 | — | 11.57 | 42.11 | 3.44 | 35.44 | .66 | 7.14 | 46.68 | 88.79 | 4.44 | — |
| Sylva | 469 | .73 | — | .54 | 99.46 | 4.26 | 21.25 | 2.75 | — | 10.44 | 38.70 | 7.19 | 34.72 | 1.40 | 6.84 | 50.51 | 88.85 | 10.61 | — | |
| Parker-street House | 3,266 | .72 | .01 | — | .73 | 99.27 | 27.06 | 10.34 | 12.61 | 2.04 | 12.77 | 64.82 | 3.38 | 21.58 | .77 | 5.08 | 30.81 | 95.63 | 3.64 | — |
| Carrington House | 7,687 | 43.02 | 1.18 | — | 44.20 | 55.80 | 19.74 | 7.83 | 8.95 | 1.34 | 8.61 | 46.47 | .96 | 23.57 | .19 | 4.59 | 29.31 | 75.78 | — | 19.98 |
| Dufferin-street | 631 | 1.56 | 3.61 | .20 | 5.37 | 94.63 | 9.53 | 19.06 | 4.10 | — | 20.29 | 52.98 | 8.88 | 22.02 | 2.00 | 4.97 | 37.87 | 90.85 | 3.78 | — |
| Rushworth (late Creen)-street and Boyfield-street | 1,789 | 1.73 | 1.24 | — | 2.97 | 97.03 | 5.58 | 18.04 | 3.48 | .17 | 10.60 | 37.87 | 6.47 | 34.86 | 1.68 | 7.71 | 50.72 | 88.59 | 8.44 | — |
| Millbank | 986 | .38 | .46 | .04 | .88 | 4.83 | 15.83 | 3.26 | — | 9.23 | 33.15 | 6.88 | 34.05 | 1.29 | 6.90 | 49.12 | 82.27 | 16.85 | — | |
| Holmwood | 386 | 8.21 | 4.73 | 12.94 | 87.06 | 4.09 | 18.77 | 3.29 | — | 16.07 | 42.22 | 3.35 | 37.54 | .71 | 7.76 | 49.36 | 91.58 | — | 4.52 | |
| Totterdown-fields | 29,427 | 5.43 | .25 | .11 | 5.79 | 94.21 | 4.16 | 16.95 | 2.22 | — | 11.36 | 34.69 | 8.63 | 37.25 | 1.60 | 6.87 | 54.35 | 89.04 | 5.17 | — |
| Preston's-road | 3,162 | 28.35 | 1.24 | .69 | 30.28 | 69.72 | 5.14 | 19.28 | 3.30 | .04 | 13.88 | 41.64 | 5.79 | 35.97 | 1.09 | 6.70 | 49.55 | 91.19 | — | 21.47 |
| Hughes-fields Dwellings | 1,279 | 22.46 | .88 | .70 | 24.04 | 75.96 | 4.13 | 16.69 | 3.38 | — | 11.57 | 35.77 | 2.26 | 44.49 | .42 | 8.13 | 55.30 | 91.07 | — | 15.11 |
| White Hart-lane | 18,706 | .39 | .07 | 2.55 | 97.45 | 5.21 | 23.10 | 2.52 | .01 | 11.40 | 42.24 | 8.89 | 34.73 | 1.58 | 6.17 | 51.37 | 3.84 | — | ||
| Wessex | 4,153 | 2.47 | .56 | .04 | 3.07 | 96.93 | 5.36 | 17.39 | 3.25 | — | 9.56 | 35.56 | 9.25 | 37.90 | 1.77 | 7.11 | 56.03 | 91.59 | 5.34 | — |
| Norbury | 11,000 | (a)l.78 | .47 | .07 | 2.32 | 97.68 | 4.53 | 15.43 | 4.02 | .03 | 11.72 | 35.73 | 10.24 | 90.03 | 1.82 | 6.96 | 58.05 | 93.78 | 3.90 | — |
| Caledonian | 5.585 | 4.02 | .54 | .17 | 4.73 | 95.27 | 5.35 | 18.06 | 3.37 | — | 9.47 | 36.25 | 8.80 | 33.40 | 1.77 | 6.09 | 50.06 | 86.31 | 8.96 | — |
| Briscoe | 2,537 | 2.49 | 1.08 | .04 | 3.53 | 96.47 | 5.57 | 18.13 | 3.73 | — | 10.05 | 37.48 | 9.52 | 40.34 | 1.78 | 7.20 | 58.84 | 96.32 | .15 | — |
| Old Oak | 1,327 | (a)2.13 | 3.03 | — | 5.16 | 94.84 | 11.48 | 14.54 | 3.15 | .16 | 14.31 | 43.64 | 8.75 | 36.71 | 1.57 | 6.57 | 53.60 | 97.24 | — | 2.40 |
| Total for Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890 | 164,663 | 5.54 | .68 | .08 | 6.30 | 93.70 | 6.35 | 16.77 | 5.00 | .14 | 10.20 | 38.55 | 7.42 | 35.18 | 1.43 | 6.84 | 50.87 | 89.42 | 4.28 | — |
| Battersea-bridge | 966 | 6.39 | 1.89 | — | 8.28 | 91.72 | 3.93 | .93 | 4.67 | — | 13.46 | 22.99 | 4.54 | 52.59 | .87 | 10.16 | 68.16 | 91.15 | .57 | — |
| Cotton-street | 1,187 | 12.56 | 1.76 | .60 | 14.92 | 85.08 | 5.25 | 22.03 | 2.99 | — | 12.04 | 42.31 | 3.39 | 34.74 | .69 | 6.83 | 45.65 | 87.96 | — | 2.88 |
| Durham | 1,348 | 29.23 | 1.06 | .18 | 30.47 | 69.53 | 4.02 | 4.54 | — | 14.61 | 22.15 | 5.96 | 62.58 | 1.15 | 11.83 | 81.52 | 103.67 | — | 34.14 | |
| Duke's-court | 606 | .13 | .91 | .03 | 1.07 | 98.93 | 4.92 | 16.29 | 3.04 | — | 10.48 | 34.73 | 7.51 | 33.73 | 1.44 | 6.76 | 49.44 | 84.17 | 14.76 | — |
| York-street | 381 | .08 | 1.45 | .05 | 1.58 | 98.42 | 4.79 | 15.30 | 3.15 | — | 8.92 | 32.16 | 8.86 | 37.09 | 1.72 | 7.28 | 54.95 | 87.11 | 11.31 | — |
| Herbrand-street | 2,775 | .28 | .80 | .03 | 1.11 | 98.89 | 5.20 | 16.30 | 3.28 | — | 9.66 | 34.44 | 8.51 | 32.65 | 1.65 | 6.23 | 49.04 | 83.48 | 15.41 | — |
| Bruce | 7,679 | (b) .42 | 1.35 | — | 1.77 | 98.23 | 29.00 | 9.58 | 11.96 | 1.11 | 7.67 | 59.32 | 4.31 | 21.59 | .73 | 3.90 | 30.53 | 89.85 | 8.38 | — |
| Millbank | 11,416 | .38 | .46 | .04 | .88 | 99.12 | 4.83 | 15.95 | 3.26 | — | 9.23 | 33.27 | 5.09 | 33.88 | .95 | 6.84 | 46.76 | 80.03 | 19.09 | — |
| Bourne | 13,490 | 2.10 | .85 | .02 | 2.97 | 97.03 | 4.94 | 14.61 | 3.22 | — | 7.90 | 30.67 | 10.60 | 36.66 | 2.02 | 6.99 | 56.27 | 86.94 | 10.09 | — |
| Swan-lane | 4,119 | 20.46 | .48 | .22 | 21.16 | 78.84 | 4.50 | 17.38 | 3.66 | — | 11.51 | 37.05 | 4.30 | 45.44 | .70 | 8.73 | 59.17 | 96.22 | — | 17.38 |
| Valette | 1,678 | 4.10 | 1.40 | .20 | 5.70 | 94.30 | 4.78 | 17.97 | 3.41 | _ | 9.06 | 35.22 | 6.70 | 36.69 | 1.14 | 6.88 | 51.41 | 86.63 | 7.67 | — |
| Hughes-fields Dwellings | 640 | 22.46 | .88 | .70 | 24.04 | 75.96 | 4.13 | 16.69 | 3.38 | — | 11.57 | 35.77 | 2.26 | 44.49 | .42 | 8.13 | 55.30 | 91.07 | — | 15.11 |
| Bear croft | 879 | 1.55 | 2.67 | — | 4.22 | 95.78 | 4.09 | 17.55 | 3.05 | — | 9.21 | 33.90 | 2.98 | 40.48 | .51 | 6.91 | 50.88 | 84.78 | 11.00 | — |
| Council | 799 | 3.90 | — | .31 | 4.21 | 95.79 | 6.82 | 20.61 | 3.72 | — | 12.63 | 43.78 | 2.33 | 61.60 | .53 | 14.51 | 78.97 | 122.75 | — | 26.96 |
| Westview, Armitage and Collerston | 1,311 | 1.82 | — | .05 | 1.87 | 98.13 | 4.19 | 15.62 | 3.07 | — | 13.65 | 36.53 | 2.63 | 73.88 | .55 | 17.54 | 94.60 | 131.13 | — | 33.00 |
| Idenden | 1,136 | .81 | 1.95 | — | 2.76 | 97.24 | 4.13 | 17.35 | 3.04 | — | 11.01 | 35.53 | 3.96 | 45.25 | 1.03 | 11.39 | 61.63 | 97.16 | .08 | — |
| Barnaby | 1,431 | 3.56 | 1.46 | .07 | 5.09 | 94.91 | 5.02 | 21.65 | 3.07 | — | 9.99 | 39.73 | 6.78 | 40.06 | 1.27 | 7.33 | 55.44 | 95.17 | — | .26 |
| Brightlingsea | 1,086 | 16.03 | 1.80 | .01 | 17.84 | 82.16 | 3.85 | 17.03 | 3.54 | — | 11.51 | 35.93 | 3.11 | 43.74 | .58 | 7.99 | 55.42 | 91.35 | _ | 9.19 |
| Bekesbourne | 1.244 | .60 | 1.78 | .02 | 2.40 | 97.60 | 5.36 | 17.70 | 3.58 | — | 10.78 | 37.42 | 2.93 | 51.27 | .57 | 9.03 | 63.80 | 101.22 | — | 3.62 |
| Darcy | 743 | .93 | 2.98 | .13 | 4.04 | 95.96 | 4.04 | 18.57 | 3.65 | — | 9.69 | 35.95 | 5.68 | 45.16 | 1.07 | 8.31 | 60.22 | 96.17 | — | .21 |
| Wandsworth-road | 922 | 1.19 | 2.40 | .16 | 3.75 | 96.25 | 4.13 | 18.04 | 3.16 | 9.66 | 34.99 | 5.92 | 41.89 | 1.04 | 7.85 | 56.70 | 91.69 | 4.56 | — | |
| Total for Improvement Acts | 55,836 | 4.22 | 1.00 | .08 | 5.30 | 94.70 | 8.10 | 14.79 | 4.53 | .15 | 9.49 | 37.06 | 6.30 | 37.60 | 1.18 | 7.35 | 52.43 | 89.49 | 5.21 | — |
| Total for dwellings | 220,499 | 5.20 | .77 | .01 | 6.05 | 93.95 | 6.79 | 16.27 | 4.88 | .15 | 10.09 | 38.18 | 7.14 | 35.79 | 1.36 | 6.97 | 51.26 | 89.44 | (e) 4.51 | — |
(n) See note (h) on page xlviii,
(6) Excluding 7.46 for rebate on weekly tickets.
(c) After deducting income tax on interest on
capital outlay (cols. 14 and 15).
(d) See Note (c)
(e) Percentage on surplus of £9,937 4s. 4d., which excludes interest on cash balances amounting to £719 10s. 7d.