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St Giles (Camden) 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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The Board of Words for the St. Giles District.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1878.
In compliance with the requirements of the Metropolis Management
Act, the Board present their Annual Report, comprising the Works
commenced and completed, and those in progress; the Proceedings
for the Eemoval of Nuisances, the Improvement of the SanitaryCondition
of the District and the Report of the Medical Officer of
Health; and Abstracts and Summaries of its Annual Accounts.
The Report of the Analyst under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act
1875, is also annexed.
Meetings.
The following Meetings have been held during the year commencing
June, 1876, and ending May, 1877:—
Board Meetings 25
Finance Committee Meetings 16
Works Committee 11
Sanitary Committee 13
Special Committees on various subjects . 18
In all . 83
Annual Accounts.
The Accounts of the Board for 1878 are annexed. 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
(comprising Main Drainage, Fire Brigade,
Sinking Fund, and General Expenses), the
sum of £6,700 0 0
The School Board for London 7,243 1 8
Making together . £13,943 1 8

The following table shows the several amounts paid by this District to the Metropolitan Boa,rd of Works for the last ten years:—

Amount.
Year.£S.d.
1867-87,3281210
1868-96,29785
1869-706,30340
1870-16,6481310
1871-24,308144