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The Board of Works for the St. Giles District.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1876.
In compliance with the requirements of the Metropolis Management
Act, the Board present to the Parishioners their Annual Report,
comprising the Works commenced and completed, and those in
progress ; the proceedings for the Removal of Nuisances, the improvement
of the Sanitary Condition of the District; the Reports of
the Medical Officer of Health, and of the Analyst under the Sale of
Food and Drugs Act, 1875, and abstracts and summaries of the
Annual Accounts.
The following Meetings have been held during the year commencing
June, 1875, and ending May, 1876:-
Board Meetings 34
Finance Committee Meetings 18
Works Committee „ 14
Sanitary Committee „ 11
Special Committees on various subjects 10
In all . 87
Accounts.
The Accounts of the Board are annexed to this Report. On
perusal it will be seen that the large payments to the Metropolitan
Board of Works and the London School Board, for which precepts
were made on this District, amounted as follows:-
For the Metropolitan Consolidated Rate
(including therein Main Drainage, Fire
Brigade, Sinking Fund, and General
Expenses), the sum of £6,751 15 4
The School Board for London 3,953 0 2
Making together . £10,704 15 6