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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913
Housing of the Working Classes—Accounts.
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E.-STATEMENT SHOWING PERCENTAGES ON GROSS RENTAL OF THE SEVERAL ITEMS OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF DWELLINGS IN THE DETAILED REVENUE ACCOUNT (PAGES xlvii. TO I.).
| Dwellings 1 | Income. | Expenditure. | Result of Year's Working (excluding interest on cash balances). | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Rental. 2 | Deductions. | Net Rental. 7 | Maintenance and Management. | Debt Charges. | Total (cols. 13 and 18) 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Empties. 3 | Caretaker's Quarters. 4 | Amounts irrecoverable. 5 | Total. 6 | Supervision and Collection ol Rent. 8 | Rates and Taxes. (c) 9 | Lighting, Heating, Water i and Insurance. 10 | Stores and Incidentals. 11 | Transfer to Repairs and Renewals Fund. 12 | Total. 13 | (d) Interest (gross). | Sinking fund. | Surplus. 20 | Debt. ciency. 21 | |||||||
| Land. 14 | Buildings. 15 | Land. 16 | Buildings. 17 | Total. 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1.— Housing of the Working Classes Act. 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Part I. | £ | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
| Boundary-street (including laundry) | 23,463 | .67 | .61 | .02 | 1.30 | 98.70 | 7.99 | 17.29 | 5.81 | .06 | 9.12 | 39.57 | 8.10 | 33.75 | 1.73 | 7.69 | 51.27 | 90.84 | 7.86 | - |
| Do. (automatic gas supply) | 3,345 | - | - | .02 | .02 | 99.98 | 5 .08 | - | 66.45 | .01 | 4.48 | 76.02 | - | 6.65 | - | 1.58 | 8.23 | 84.25 | 15.73 | - |
| Cable-street | 2,963 | .75 | .84 | .05 | 1.64 | 98.36 | 4.64 | 20.08 | 3.52 | .01 | 10.83 | 39.08 | 3.80 | 39.11 | .87 | 8.98 | 52.76 | 91.84 | 6.52 | - |
| Shelton-street | 1,575 | .18 | 1.57 | .05 | 1.80 | 98.20 | 4.45 | 17.18 | 3.60 | .06 | 9.34 | 34.63 | 9.72 | 36.76 | 2.32 | 8.96 | 57.76 | 92.39 | 5.81 | - |
| Millbank | 6,582 | .55 | .46 | .01 | 1.02 | 98.98 | 4.92 | 16.71 | 3.16 | - | 9.23 | 34.02 | 5.09 | 33.88 | .95 | 6.84 | 46.76 | 80.78 | 18.20 | - |
| Churchway | 3,906 | .51 | .70 | .01 | l.22 | 98.78 | 5.22 | 17.84 | 3.10 | - | 8.99 | 35.15 | 7.11 | 31.98 | 1.36 | 6.31 | 46.76 | 81.91 | 16.87 | - |
| Hardy | 879 | 1.46 | 1.93 | .84 | 4.23 | 95.77 | 4.10 | 17.88 | 3.13 | - | 14.56 | 39.67 | 3.70 | 45.31 | .71 | 8.73 | 58.45 | 98.12 | - | 2.35 |
| Duke's-court | 1.819 | .11 | .92 | .09 | 1.12 | 98.88 | 4.91 | 16.48 | 3.04 | - | 10.52 | 34.95 | 7.50 | 33.74 | 1.44 | 6.76 | 49.44 | 84.39 | 14.49 | - |
| York-street | 1,143 | .14 | 1.45 | .01 | 1.60 | 98.40 | 4.83 | 15.22 | 3.14 | - | 8.99 | 32.18 | 8.86 | 37.09 | 1.72 | 7.28 | 54.95 | 87.13 | 11.27 | - |
| Preston's-road | 822 | 14.62 | 1.24 | .68 | 16.54 | 83.46 | 5.60 | 24.25 | 3.43 | .01 | 13.83 | 47.12 | 5.80 | 47.44 | 1.09 | 8.78 | 63.11 | 110.23 | - | 26.77 |
| St. Luke's— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wenlake | 1,930 | .65 | 1.28 | - | 1.93 | 98.07 | 5.18 | 17.26 | 3.25 | - | 9.28 | 34.97 | 9.07 | 34.85 | 1.65 | 6.51 | 52.08 | 87.05 | 11.02 | - |
| Chad worth | 3,399 | 9.41 | .65 | .40 | 10.46 | 89.54 | 4.47 | 13.80 | 2.74 | - | 8.09 | 29.10 | 7.65 | 39.49 | 1.49 | 6.74 | 55.37 | 84.47 | 5.07 | - |
| Clerkenwell and Holborn— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mallory | 927 | .19 | 2.53 | .01 | 2.73 | 97.27 | 4.10 | 11.34 | 2.51 | - | 6.90 | 24.85 | 6.55 | 43.43 | 1.11 | 7.81 | 58.90 | 83.75 | 13.52 | - |
| Nigel, etc. | 6,141 | 2.58 | .89 | .33 | 3.80 | 96.20 | 4.68 | 15.24 | 2.99 | - | 7.83 | 30.74 | 8.88 | 43.70 | 1.50 | 7.45 | 61.53 | 92.27 | 3.93 | - |
| Webber-row | 4,930 | 1.66 | 1.27 | .04 | 2.97 | 97.03 | 5.77 | 17.64 | 2.92 | - | 8.74 | 35.07 | 6.43 | 32.30 | 1.26 | 5.55 | 45.54 | 80.61 | 16.42 | - |
| Brook-street | 1,017 | .92 | 1.92 | - | 2.84 | 97.16 | 4.05 | 17.94 | 3.38 | - | 14.26 | 39.63 | 5.46 | 46.24 | 1.20 | 10.20 | 63.10 | 102.73 | - | 5.57 |
| Goldsm ith's-row | 484 | 1.26 | 4.04 | .11 | 5.41 | 94.59 | 3.93 | 18.57 | 3.68 | - | 11.37 | 37.55 | 6.20 | 44.21 | 1.47 | 10.87 | 62.75 | 100.30 | - | 5.71 |
| Hughes-fields Cottagesa | 2,054 | 17.59 | .82 | .05 | 19.06 | 80.94 | 3.46 | 17.57 | 3.36 | - | 11.20 | 35.59 | 5.43 | 52.21 | 1.29 | 12.56 | 71.49 | 107.08 | - | 26.11 |
| Difrerence between totals of debt charges on cash and stock basis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .26 | - | - | - | .26 | .72 | 3.68 | .12 | .60 | 3.68 | 3.42 | 3.42 | - |
| Part II. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cranley | 3.19 | - | .14 | 3.33 | 96.67 | 6.39 | 17.87 | 3.14 | .17 | 9.68 | 37.25 | 7.77 | 30.64 | 1.56 | 6.37 | 46.34 | 83.59 | 13.08 | - | |
| Borough-road | 1,869 | .82 | 1.40 | - | 2.22 | 97.78 | 5.74 | 17.95 | 3.19 | - | 8.83 | 35.71 | 8.70 | 38.80 | 1.72 | 8.04 | 57.26 | 92.97 | 4.81 | - |
| Cobham | 1,132 | 1.15 | - | .01 | 1.16 | 98.84 | 6.12 | 18.63 | 3.02 | - | 9.19 | 36.96 | 6.03 | 37.35 | 1.15 | 7.15 | 51.68 | 88.64 | 10.20 | - |
| Ann-street | 2,136 | 2.35 | .92 | .34 | 3.61 | 96.39 | 6.18 | 22.74 | 2.91 | - | 11.56 | 43.39 | 3.44 | 35.42 | .66 | 7.14 | 46.66 | 90.05 | 6.34 | - |
| Sylva | 469 | 1.12 | - | .16 | 1.28 | 98.72 | 4.26 | 20.95 | 2.75 | - | 10.44 | 38.40 | 7.19 | 34.72 | 1.40 | 6.84 | 50.15 | 88.55 | 10.17 | - |
| Difference between totals of debt charges on cash and stock basis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .09 | - | - | - | .09 | .22 | 1.32 | .04 | .24 | 1.82 | 1.73 | 1.73 | - |
| Part III. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parker-street House | 3,274 | .25 | - | - | .25 | 99.75 | 27.37 | 10.81 | 13.22 | 2.14 | 12.12 | 65.66 | 3.37 | 21.52 | .76 | 5.07 | 30.72 | 96.38 | 3.37 | - |
| Carrington House | 7,690 | 38.07 | 1.18 | - | 39.25 | 60.75 | 20.58 | 7.75 | 10.45 | 1.35 | 8.55 | 48.68 | .96 | 23.56 | .19 | 4.59 | 29.30 | 77.98 | - | 17.23 |
| Dufferin-street | 631 | 1.23 | 3.61 | .10 | 4.94 | 95.06 | 9.57 | 19.48 | 3.89 | - | 21.55 | 54.49 | 8.87 | 22.02 | 2.01 | 4.97 | 37.87 | 92.36 | 2.70 | - |
| Rushworth (late Green)-street and Boyfleld-Street | 1,789 | 2.76 | 1.24 | .05 | 4.05 | 95.95 | 5.25 | 18.51 | 3.07 | - | 10.51 | 37.34 | 6.47 | 34.85 | 1.68 | 7.71 | 50.71 | 88.05 | 7.99 | - |
| Millbank | 986 | .55 | .46 | .01 | 1.02 | 98.98 | 4.92 | 16.59 | 3.16 | - | 9.23 | 33.90 | 6.89 | 34.04 | 1.29 | 6.90 | 49.12 | 83.02 | 15.96 | - |
| Holmwood | 385 | 5.60 | 4.75 | .17 | 10.52 | 89.48 | 4.79 | 20.27 | 3.32 | - | 15.86 | 44.24 | 3.36 | 37.65 | .72 | 7.79 | 49.52 | 93.76 | - | 4.23 |
| Totterdown-flelds | 29,427 | .75 | .23 | .05 | 1.05 | 98.95 | 4.53 | 17.48 | 2.73 | - | 11.72 | 36.46 | 8.75 | 37.37 | 1.62 | 6.91 | 54.65 | 91.11 | 7.84 | - |
| Preston's-road | 3,161 | 14.62 | 1.24 | .68 | 16.54 | 83.46 | 5.60 | 24.92 | 3.43 | .01 | 13.83 | 47.79 | 5.80 | 35.98 | 1.09 | 6.70 | 40.57 | 97.36 | - | 13.90 |
| Hughes-fields Dwellings | 1,278 | 14.02 | .88 | 1.24 | 16.14 | 83.86 | 4.55 | 18.48 | 3.34 | .05 | 12.26 | 38.68 | 2.26 | 44.52 | .42 | 8.14 | 55.34 | 94.02 | - | 10.16 |
| White Hart-lane | 20,695 | (a) .33 | .37 | .05 | .75 | 99.25 | 5.28 | 23.92 | 2.54 | .01 | 11.73 | 43.48 | 8.66 | 32.28 | 1.57 | 5.68 | 48.19 | 91.67 | 7.58 | - |
| Wessex | 4,153 | 2.18 | .56 | .04 | 2.78 | 97.22 | 5.39 | 17.91 | 3.9 | - | 9.49 | 36.01 | 9.25 | 37.91 | 1.77 | 7.11 | 56.04 | 92.05 | 5.17 | - |
| Norbury | 11,117 | .51 | .47 | .02 | 1.00 | 99.00 | 4.71 | 16.00 | 4.16 | .01 | 11.43 | 36.31 | 9.48 | 39.31 | 1.69 | 6.89 | 57.37 | 93.68 | 5.32 | - |
| Caledouian | 5,585 | 2.74 | .54 | .01 | 3.27 | 96.73 | 5.41 | 18.63 | 3.24 | .02 | 9.40 | 36.70 | 8.80 | 33.40 | 1.77 | 6.05 | 50.02 | 86.72 | 10.01 | - |
| Briscoe | 2,537 | 2.57 | 1.08 | .03 | 3.68 | 96.32 | 5.57 | 18.58 | 3.32 | - | 9.97 | 37.44 | 9.51 | 40.34 | 1.78 | 7.15 | 58.78 | 96.22 | .10 | - |
| Old Oak | 4,884 | (a) .65 | 1.11 | .01 | 1.77 | 98.23 | 5.77 | 15.80 | 2.38 | .21 | 10.99 | 35.15 | 8.41 | 33.83 | 1.54 | 6.10 | 49.88 | 85.03 | 13.20 | - |
| Dilference hot ween totals of debt charges on cash and stock basis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .06 | - | - | - | .06 | .18 | .81 | .06 | .25 | .55 | .52 | .62 | - |
| Total for Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890 | 170,866 | 3.38 | .07 | .09 | 4.14 | 95.86 | 6.44 | 17.49 | 5.18 | .12 | 10.35 | 39.58 | 6.98 | 32.84 | 1.50 | 7.11 | 48.43 | 88.01 | 7.85 | - |
| II. —Improve ment Acts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Battersea-bridge | 1,138 | 7.01 | 1.90 | . 17 | 9.08 | 90.92 | 3.87 | 13.29 | 3.55 | - | 11.33 | 32.04 | 3.85 | 44.64 | .74 | 8.62 | 57.85 | 89.89 | 1.03 | - |
| Cotton-street | 1,185 | 5.19 | 1.76 | .14 | 7.09 | 92.91 | 5.88 | 22.93 | 2.96 | - | 12.07 | 43.84 | 3.40 | 34.80 | .69 | 6.85 | 45.74 | 89.58 | 3.33 | - |
| Durham | 1,599 | 21.10 | 1.10 | .40 | 22.60 | 77.40 | 4.24 | 11.53 | 3.46 | - | 12.26 | 31.49 | 5.02 | 52.77 | .98 | 9.98 | 68.75 | 100.24 | - | 22.84 |
| Dukes-court | 606 | .11 | .92 | .09 | 1.12 | 98.88 | 4.91 | 16.48 | 3.04 | - | 10.52 | 34.95 | 7.50 | 33.74 | 1.44 | 6.76 | 49.44 | 84.39 | 14.49 | - |
| York-street | 381 | .14 | 1.45 | .01 | 1.60 | 98.40 | 4.83 | 15.22 | 3.14 | - | 8.99 | 32.18 | 8.86 | 37.09 | 1.72 | 7.28 | 54.95 | 87.13 | 11.27 | - |
| Herbrand-street | 2 775 | .10 | .80 | .03 | 1.02 | 98.98 | 5.23 | 17.02 | 3.15 | - | 9.66 | 35.06 | 8.51 | 32.65 | 1.65 | 6.23 | 49.04 | 84.10 | 14.88 | - |
| Bruce House | 7,672 | (b) .19 | 1.36 | - | 1.55 | 98.45 | 28.77 | 9.70 | 13.31 | 1.31 | 7.65 | 60.74 | 4.32 | 21.61 | .73 | 3.95 | 30.61 | 91.35 | 7.10 | - |
| Millbank | 11,417 | .55 | .46 | .01 | 1.02 | 98.98 | 4.92 | 16.71 | 3.16 | - | 9.23 | 34.02 | 5.00 | 33.88 | .95 | 6.84 | 46.76 | 80.78 | 18.20 | - |
| Bourne | 13,474 | 1.05 | .85 | .02 | 1.88 | 98.12 | 5.17 | 15.36 | 3.15 | - | 7.89 | 31.57 | 10.61 | 36.68 | 2.02 | 7.00 | 56.31 | 87.88 | 10.24 | - |
| Swan-lane | 4,119 | 13.13 | .47 | .40 | 14.00 | 86.00 | 4.83 | 20.84 | 3.36 | .03 | 11.48 | 40.54 | 4.30 | 45.44 | .70 | 8.73 | 59.17 | 99.71 | - | 13.71 |
| Valette | 1,677 | .92 | 1.40 | .15 | 2.47 | 97.53 | 4.91 | 17.34 | 3.21 | - | 9.00 | 34.46 | 6.71 | 36.71 | 1.14 | 6.89 | 51.45 | 85.91 | 11.62 | - |
| Hughes-fields Dwelling | 639 | 14.02 | .88 | 1.24 | 16.14 | 83.86 | 4.55 | 18.48 | 3.34 | .05 | 12.26 | 38.68 | 2.26 | 44.52 | .42 | 8.14 | 55.34 | 94.02 | - | 10.16 |
| Bearcroft | 879 | 3.62 | 2.67 | .05 | 6.34 | 93.66 | 3.98 | 17.75 | 3.07 | - | 9.10 | 33.90 | 2.99 | 40.50 | .51 | 7.35 | 51.35 | 85.25 | 8.41 | - |
| Council | 799 | 4.47 | - | .19 | 4.66 | 95.34 | 6.40 | 21.24 | 3.55 | - | 12.63 | 43.82 | 2.33 | 61.58 | .53 | 14.50 | 78.94 | 122.76 | - | 27.42 |
| Westview, Armitage and Collerston | 1,312 | 2.18 | - | .15 | 2.33 | 97.67 | 4.29 | 16.68 | 3.48 | - | 13.65 | 38.10 | 2.63 | 73.88 | .55 | 17.54 | 94.60 | 132.70 | - | 35.03 |
| Idenden | 1,136 | .47 | 1.95 | - | 2.42 | 97.58 | 4.14 | 18.40 | 3.10 | - | 11.00 | 36.64 | 3.96 | 45.25 | 1.03 | 11.39 | 61.63 | 98.27 | - | .69 |
| Barnaby | 1,431 | 2.51 | 1.46 | .09 | 4.06 | 95.94 | 5.17 | 23.01 | 3.13 | .02 | 9.99 | 41.32 | 6.78 | 40.07 | 1.27 | 7.32 | 55.44 | 96.76 | - | .82 |
| Brightlingsea | 1,087 | 4.38 | 1.80 | .22 | 6.40 | 93.60 | 4.32 | 17.91 | 3.46 | - | 11.50 | 37.19 | 3.11 | 43.69 | .59 | 7.98 | 55.37 | 92.56 | 1.04 | .79 |
| Bekesbourne | 1,244 | .22 | 1.78 | . 02 | 1.98 | 98.02 | 5.27 | 17.71 | 3.35 | - | 10.77 | 37.10 | 2.93 | 51.15 | .57 | 7.06 | 61.71 | 98.81 | - | .18 |
| Darcy | 743 | 2.19 | 2.98 | - | 5.17 | 94.83 | 4.04 | 17.79 | 3.41 | - | 9.55 | 34.79 | 5.68 | 45.16 | 1.07 | 8.31 | 60.22 | 95.01 | - | - |
| Wandsworth-road | 922 | .36 | 2.40 | - | 2.76 | 97.24 | 4.12 | 18.41 | 3.03 | - | 9.66 | 35.22 | 5.92 | 41.90 | 1.04 | 7.85 | 56.71 | 91.93 | 5.31 | - |
| Dilference between totals of debt charges oil cash and stock basis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .12 | - | - | - | .12 | .30 | 1.82 | .11 | .71 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.18 | - |
| Total for Improvement Acts | 56,235 | 2.77 | 1.00 | .08 | 3-85 | 96.15 | 8.17 | 16.18 | 4.59 | .18 | 9.40 | 38.52 | 5.95 | 35.51 | 1.28 | 7.98 | 50.72 | 89.24 | 6.91 | - |
| Total for dwellings | 227,101 | 3.23 | .75 | .09 | 4-07 | 95.93 | 6.87 | 17.16 | 5.03 | .14 | 10.12 | 39.32 | 6.73 | 33.50 | 1.44 | 7.33 | 49.00 | 88.32 | 7.61 (e) | - |
(a) See note (g) on page xlvii.
(b) Excluding 7.63 for rebate on weekly tickcts
(e) After deducting income tax on interest on
capital outlay (cols 14 and 16).
(d) See Note (c) (e) Percentage on surplus of £17,297 4s. 3d., which excludes interest on cash balances amounting to £1,012 5s. 2d.