Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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qualified persons for the Gifts before mentioned, and on
the 6th day of January last they met and received 417
applications for the "Aged Parishioner's Gift," and 77
applications for "The Samaritan's Gift," which were
divided among the Distributors in the several Wards for
investigation; each case was carefully inquired into, and
the result having been placed before the Committee, after
due consideration the following cases were placed on the
before-mentioned Classes, due regard being had to the
character and circumstances of each case; the Distributors
undertaking to visit and pay the sum granted to each
recipient personally, namely,
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£ | s. | d. | ||||
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Brought forward | 601 | 4 | 4 | |||
Paid Printing and other expenses . | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||
Leaving an available balance for distribution Of | £593 | 14 | 2 | |||
The amount expended to the 31st December, 1869, is as follows:— | ||||||
The Samaritan Fund, 14 Distributors £10 each | 143 | 10 | 0 | |||
The Aged Parishioner's Grant, 14 Distributors at £2 2s. per month each for 12 months; and one Distributor (Mr. John Sugden) at £2 2s. per month for 3 months | 359 | 2 | 0 | |||
Special Gifts as before enumerated | 60 | 15 | 8 | |||
School Children | 11 | 9 | 1 | |||
574 | 16 | 9 | ||||
Leaving an available balance at the Bankers on the 1st January, 1870, of | £18 | 17 | 5 |