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St Giles (Camberwell) 1875

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

Published
1876
Pages
161
Tables
75

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  • Page 6
    The undermentioned New Streets have been paved by the Vestry at the cost of the Owners, under the powers of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 18 and 19 Vict., cap. 120, sec. 105.
    LENGTH IN YARDS
  • Page 7
    Continued from previous page...
    LENGTH IN YARDS
  • Page 12
    The total water charge for road watering purposes for the season amounted to £947 Cs., as below:—
    LENGTHS OK ROAD WATERED.COST FOR WATER
    £s.d.
  • Page 17
    Tiif- following Streets hating been ordered to be renamed and re-numbered, by direction of the metropolitan Board of Works, the same nas been carried out by the Officers of the Vestry:—
    Names of streets.
  • Page 18
    The undermentioned List shews the number of Street Lamps lighted by the respective Gas Companies in this Parish.
    No. of Lamps lighted at Lady Day, 1875.New Lamps erected in the year ending Lady Day, 1876.Total No. of Lamps at Lady Day, 1876.Alterations, Removals, &c.
  • Page 22
    NEW SEWERS WORKS (EXECUTED). (At the cost of the Yestry.)
    Length in feet.
    Brick Sewer.Pipe Sewer.
  • Page 23
    The "Works having been approved by the Vestry, and also received the sanction of the Metropolitan Board of Works, have, as far as they have been executed (some are now in hand), received necessary supervision of the Officers of this Vestry :—
    LENGTH IN FKET.
    Pipe Sewer.
  • Page -
    Returns of Births and Deaths for the Fifty-two Weeks ending January 1st, 1876.
    Births.Deaths.Including Deaths in Institutions.
  • Page -
    CAMBERWELL. - Returns of Births and Deaths for the Fifty-Three Weeks ending Saturday, January 1st, 1876. Table I. — Returns of Births and Deaths in Districts.
    names OF sub-districts.births.DEATHS.
    ACCORDING TO AGE.ACCORDING TO DISEASES.
    MFMFMFMFUnder 1 year.From 1 to 5.From 5 to 10.From 10 to 20.From 20 to 30.From 30 to 40.From 40 to 50.From 50 to 60.From 60 to 70.From 70 to 80.From 80 to 90.From 00 upwards.Violence, Poison, and Accident.Premature Birth.Child-birthErysipelas, Puœmia, &c.Pneumonia Bronchitis &c.Diarrhœa Dysentery.Cholera.Hooping Cough.Measles.Croup.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Fever.Small Pox.Hydrocephalus, and ConvulsionsTubercular Diseases.Other diseases, chiefly Chronic.
    Puerperal Fever.Other Causes.Under 5 years.Over 5 years.UnderOyerPhthisis.Others.
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    Table II.— Returns of Births and Deaths in Quarters.
  • Page 34
    The latter plan is on all grounds to be preferred; and the following scheme exhibits the details of the re-distribution which I have thought it right to make.
    Registered Total Mortality.Deaths in Institutions to be deducted.Deaths in Institutions distributed, and to be added.Resultant Mortality.
  • Page 35
    In the following table I have collected together the estimated population and deaths, and the death rates as above given; and have added the births, together with the birth rates calculated on the same principle as the death rates.
    Population in 1875.Deaths in 1875.Death Rate.Births in 1875.Birth Rate.
  • Page 38
    The deaths from the above-named zymotic diseases and from diarrhoea are given in the annexed table:—
    Hooping Cough.Measles.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Fever.Diarrhœa.
  • Page 39
    beginning of 1871 to the end of 1875, and the totals for these years:—
    Hooping Cough.Measles.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Fever.Small Pox.Diarrhœa.
  • Page 41
    TABLE III.— Return of Works carried out from the 26th March, 1875, to 25th March, 1876 (inclusive).
    Description of Work.Inspectors.Total.
    Fraser.MacKay.Fisher.Comfort.
  • Page 42
    Continued from previous page...
    Description of Work.Inspectors.Total.
    Fraser.MacKay.Fisher.Comfort.
  • Page 46
    TABLE I. PARISH OF CAMBERWELL, SURREY. CENSUS SUMMARY Statement of the Number of Houses and Persons in the Parish of Camberwell, according to the Census taken on the 3rd April, 1871.
    Number of separate OccupiersNUMBER OF HOUSES.NUMBER OF PERSONS.
    InhabitedUninhabitedBuildingTotal.Males.FemalesTotal.
  • Page 47
    TABLE II. Showing the Rateable Value for the last 13 years.
    year .rateable value.increase.
    ££
  • Page 48
    The following is a Summary Extract of the different Accounts as Audited. The Overseers have received during the past year as follows, viz.:— OVERSEER 'S ACCOUNT.
    On the Vestry Rates.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 49
    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 50
    Continued from previous page...
    CHARITY DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE, Viz.:
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 50
    It will be seen by the foregoing Statement of Accounts that there are Cash Balances in hand on the different Accounts as follows:—
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 51
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 54 55
    GENERAL RATE
    Dr. Receipts.Cr. Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£S.d.
  • Page 56 57
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 58 59
    GENERAL RATE—Cotinued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 60 61
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 62 63
    GENERAL RATE — Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 64 65
    GENERAL .RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 66 67
    GENERAL. RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 68 69
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£sd.
  • Page 70 71
    GENERAL RATE.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 72 73
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 74 75
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 76 77
    GENERAL - RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s., d.£s.d.
  • Page 78 79
    GENERAL RATE.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 80 81
    GENERAL RAT E— Continued.
    Liabilities.Assets.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 82 83
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 84 85
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 86 87
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£S.d.
  • Page 88 89
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 90 91
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 92 93
    GENERAL RATE — Coutinued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 94 95
    SEWERS RATE
    Dr.ReceiptsExpenditure. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.SEWERS JOBBING WORKS.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 96 97
    SEWERS RATE— Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 98 99
    SEWERS RATE.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 100
    SEWER RATE—Continued.
    £.s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 101
    STATEMENT OF MORTGAGES OWING BY THE VESTRY.
    Date of Mortgage.Name of Mortgagee.Nature of Security.Amount Borrowed.Rate of Interest.Term of Years.Annual Instalments,Amount repaid March 25, 1S75.Balance due.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 104 105
    SEWERS RATE
    Liabilities.Assets.£s.d.
  • Page 106 107
    SEWERS RAT E—Continued.
  • Page 108 109
    LIGHTING RATE.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    Dr.Ct.
    £.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 110 111
    lighting rate—Continued.
    Liabilities. Dr.Assets. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
    GAS FOR STREET LAMPS.
  • Page 112 113
    Metropolitan consolidated rate.
    Receipts.Cr. Expenditure.
    £s.d.
  • Page 114
    A SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIVED AND EXPENDED FROM MARCH 26 th , 1875, TO MARCH 25 TH , 1870.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 114
    Dr. Balance Balance. Cr.
    £S.d.£s.d.
  • Page 120 121
    Vestry Hates made APRIL ???oth and OCTOBER 9th, 1875, and Arrears of 1874.
  • Page 122 123
    VESTRY RATES.
    Dr.£s.d.£s. d.
  • Page 124 125
    vestry rate —Continued.
    £s.d.
  • Page 126
    VESTRY RATES—Continued.
    Assets.
    Liabilities.£.s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 130 131
    EXTRACT FROM POOR RATES MADE 10th APRIL 1875 at 1s. 4d. in the £,
    Wards.Amount of Rake at 1s. 4d. in the Pound, and Arrears due at the time of making the Rates.Collected.Arrears.Allowed to Owners.Amount Legally Excused.Empties.Reduced on Appeal.Totals.Overpaid.Short Paid.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.s.d.
  • Page 132 133
    POOR RATE
    £s.d. .£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 134 135
    From March 26th, 1875. to March 25th, 1876.
    Dr. Receipts.Expenditure. Cr,
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 136 137
    BURIAL BOARD ACCOUNTS—Continued
  • Page 138 139
    BURIAL BOARD ACCOUNTS— Continued.
    Liabilities.Assets.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 140
    CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNT.
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 144
    THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY ESTATES OF ST. GILES, CAMBERWELL. General Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending December, 1875.
    Dr.Cr.
    Dec. 1874 to Dec. 1875.£s.d.£s.d.Dec. 1874, to Dec. 1875.£s.. d.
  • Page 145
    The Committee beg to report as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 146
    The foregoing sums were distributed as follows:— AGED PARISHIONERS' GIFT.
    £s.d.
  • Page 148
    SPECIAL GIFTS.
    £s.d.
  • Page 149
    SUMMARY OF GENERAL CONTRACTS.
    Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Terms.Locality of Work.
  • Page 150
    SUMMARY OF SPECIAL CONTRACTS.
    Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Terms.Locality of Work.
  • Page 151
    SUMMARY OF SPECIAL CONTRACTS- Continued
    Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Terms.Locality of Work,
  • Page 152
    SUMMARY OF SPECIAL CONTRACTS- Continued.
    Name of Contractor.Nature of Contracts.Terms.Locality of Work.
  • Page 153
    SUMMARY OF SPECIAL CONTRACTS- Continued.
    Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Terms.Locality of Work.
  • Page 180
    usual indications of the absolute necessity of constantly keeping them up to the mark. The difference between milks may be judged by the following comparisons. No, 15 was taken by Mr. Fraser, and No. 16 by Mr. Mackay:—
    No. 15No. 16