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Bethnal Green 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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The Vestry of the Parish of the ST. Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the country of Middleses.
GENERAL RATE.
| RECEIPTS. | £ | s. | d. | PAYMENTS. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 | 1 | 9 | Interest on Mortgages granted by the late Paving Com missioners | 560 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | 8 | |||||
| Amount paid into Bank subsequently to Lady-day, 1873, of | 940 | 2 | 4 | Collectors' Poundage | 457 | 2 | |
| Compensation Annuities to Collectors of the late Paving Commission (less Income Tax) | 59 | 2 | |||||
| Amount of Hate at 6d. in the £, made at Lady-day, 1873, and Arrears of former Rate collected at Midsummer | 5963 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Roads.—Labour, Carting, Granite, Flints, Hard Core, Imple ments, &c. | 2843 | 1 | |||||
| Amount of Rate at 6d. in the £, made at Midsummer, 1873, and Arrears of former Rate collected at Michaelmas | 6037 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Scavenging | 5486 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Paving, Repairs and Alterations | 336 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Amount of Rate at 6d. in the £, made at Michaelmas, 1873, and Arrears of former Bate collected at Christmas | 6063 | 14 | 0 | Lighting | 2780 | 0 | 6 |
| Incidentals.—Water Supply, and Petty Disbursements | 11 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Amount of Rate at 6d. in the £, made at Christmas, 1873, and Arrears of former Rate collected and paid into the Bank on the 2th March, 1874 | 4368 | 0 | 0 | One Year's Rent of Wharf to Michaelmas last (less Income Tax) | 29 | 11 | 3 |
| Watering.—Repairs to Stand Posts, &c , and for Water | 335 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Sanitary.—Bedding supplied, Disinfectants, Destroying Beds, and sundry Disbursements | 86 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| East London "Waterworks Company, for reinstating Roads. | 22 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| North Metropolitan Tramways Company, the balance of £3320, the amount payable in respect of the Carriageway Paving in Hackney Road | 1320 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| School Board.–Amount of Precept for Expenses of | 836 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Paving Carriageway of Bethnal Green Road.— Contractors, on Account | 3320 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Licenses to erect Hoarding | 100 | 0 | 0 | Income Tax Arrears | 77 | 15 | 10 |
SUMMARY.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Balance due from Sewers Rate
306
6
0
Balance of General Rats Account
3027
18
10
Balance at Central Bank of London, Shorcdiich,
Less Uncleared Cheques :
£2908
4
0
Balance of Metropolitan Consolidated Rate Account
166
6
7
Peter Ernst's Executors
£13
16
6
Overseer, North Ward
6
8
6
20
5
0
2887
19
0
£3,194
5
5
£3,194
5
5
LOAN FOR PAYING CARRIAGEWAYS.
The Balance at Lady-day. 1872, of £245 8s. 4d. has been paid to the Contractor on account of the cost of Paying the Carriageways of Bethnal Green
Road. The £1500 lent to the General Bate is still due from that Rate.