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The Board of Works for the St. Giles District.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1879.
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 Removal of Nuisances, the Improvement of the Sanitary
Condition of the District and the Report of the Medical Officer of
Health, the 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, 1878, and ending May, 1879:—
Board Meetings 21
Finance Committee Meetings 18
Works Committee 10
Sanitary Committee 12
Special Committees on various subjects 3
In all . 64
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 £6,823 6 4
The School Board for London 7,177 7 0
Making together £14,000 13 4
And being nearly half the expenditure of the Board.