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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
Rotherhithe 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, HALF-YEAR, TO 25TH MARCH, 1898.
| Liabilities and Expenditure | Assets and Receipts. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| As recommended for payment by the Finance Committee | 5885 | 0 | 0 | Available Balance with the Treasurer on Current Account | 5309 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| The like on Deposit Account | 275 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Salaries of Officers (proportion) | 740 | 0 | 0 | Proportion due to Sewers | 5584 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Collector's Poundage and Postages | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rent of Stone Yard and taxes on the latter, Mortuary and Wharf | 75 | 0 | 0 | Account 342 0 0 | ||||||||||||
| The like, Lighting Account 361 0 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans:—Principal | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Interest | 730 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1810 | 0 | 0 | 4881 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Principal and Interest on Loans yet to be taken up amounting to £13400 | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Erection of Town Hall, etc., Dr. 3154 0 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| School Board Precept | 6000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Maintenance of Trees | 11 | 0 | 0 | Erection of New Warf, etc., Cr. 576 0 0 | ||||||||||||
| Printing and Stationery (proportion) | 240 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Disinfecting, Cleansing, etc. | 250 | 0 | 0 | 2578 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Expenses of Valuation Committee | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7459 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Maintenance of Town Hall | 390 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Furniture for Public Hall | 360 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wages of Roadmen | 1100 | 0 | 0 | Amount receivable from the Equalisation Fund | 1300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| „ Masons, Paviors and Labourers | 1150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rent of Coroner's Court (1 year) | 40 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| „ Wharf Labourers | 120 | 0 | 0 | „ Overseer's Office, etc. year) | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| ,, Steam Roller Driver | 40 | 0 | 0 | Contribution to be received from the London County Council: | ||||||||||||
| 2410 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Permanent Sick Pay | 55 | 0 | 0 | Moiety of Salaries of Sanitary Inspectors (1½ year) | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Casual Labour | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Snow Labour and Extra Cartage | 400 | 0 | 0 | Town Hall Lettings | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Paving Works:— | 9186 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Union Road | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rotherhithe Street (Silver Street to Cow Lane) | 110 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Silver Street | 260 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Yeoman Street (Chilton Street to Boundary) | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 670 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dusting:— | ||||||||||||||||
| Collection | 320 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Disposal | 210 | 0 | 0 | *Estimated Amount required for the Half-year to Lady-day, 1898 | 15275 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dust Pails, renewals, etc. | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 555 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Scavenging:— | ||||||||||||||||
| Collection | 360 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Disposal | 220 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 580 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Disposal of surplus earth, etc. | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Horse-hire | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Re-dressing Setts | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Flagstones | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ballast, Lime and Cement | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Setts and Kerb | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Broken Granite | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| New Vans and Carta | 970 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Erection of Town Hall—Amount not raisable by Loan | 400 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Incidentals | 180 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sundry Accounts | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 18576 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| £24461 | 0 | 0 | £24461 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| As recommended for payment by the Finance Committee | 274 | 0 | 0 | Proportion of available Balance with the Treasurer on Current Account | 342 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salaries of Officers (proportion) | 275 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Collector's Poundage | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Printing and Stationery (proportion) | 60 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Maintenance of Urinals by Vestry of Bermondsey | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wages | 400 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| General Works and Repairs | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cleansing Gullies and Sewers: | ||||||||||||||||
| Collection | 50 | 0 | 0 | Estimated Amount required for the half-year to Lady-day, 1898 | 1337 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Disposal | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Flushing | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | o | o | ||||||||||
| Horse Hire | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Disposal of surplus earth, etc. | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Water for Urinals | 60 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Manhole Covers and Ironwork | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Disinfectants | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Incidentals | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sundry Accounts | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| £1679 | 0 | 0 | £1679 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| As recommended for payment by the Finance Committee | 459 | 0 | 0 | Proportion of available Balance with the Treasurer on Current Account | 361 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salaries of Officers (proportion) | 125 | 0 | 0 | Estimated Amount required for the Half-year to Lady-day. 1898 | 1123 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Collector's Poundage | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gas for Public Lamps, etc. | 850 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Incidentals and Contingencies | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1025 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| £1484 | 0 | 0 | £1484 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Coroners Court leased to the London County Council for a period of 21 years, from 5th May, 1897, at
a yearly rental of £40. The Overseers also occupy rooms and pay rental therefor of £50 per annum.
† Sold.