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St Giles (Camberwell) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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In addition to the above, the Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869, provides that the Valuation List shall be revised every five years, and last year (1890) being the fifth year the Churchwardens and Overseers performed this laborious task and deposited with the Committee the Valuation List of the Parish for 1890, contained in twelve books (twenty-four books in duplicate), comprising the following Assessments:—
| Collecting Districts. | 1875. | 1880. | 1885. | 1890. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 3,263 | 3,629 | 4,488 | 4,857 |
| „ 2 | 2,578 | 3,279 | 3,887 | 4,558 |
| 3 | 3,125 | 3,308 | 3,530 | 3,951 |
| District 4 | 3,051 | 3,211 | ||
| \ „ 4A | 8,913 | 11,541 | 2,021 | 2,758 |
| 5 | 3,753 | 4,012 | ||
| 3,501 | 3,760 | |||
| ,, Cam. | 9,050 | 2,666 | ||
| ,, Cam a | 3,789 | 6,590 | 2,456 | |
| E. Dal. - | 4,585 | |||
| ,, Dulwich | 1,079 | 1,174 | ||
| Public Companies | — | — | 98 | 124 |
| Total | 21,608 | 28,353 | 35,058 | 38,112 |
Your Committee received notice of objection by the
London County Council in respect of the Assessments of
the following properties:—St. Francis Schools, Lower Park
Road; Wesleyan School, Stafford Street; Infant School,
waterloo Street; Green Coat School, Camberwell Green;
St. Michael's Schools, Toulon Street; St. Michael's Schools,
Wyndham Road; St. George's Schools, New Church Road ;
and Workhouse and Infirmary, Havil Street, a representative
from the Council attended when your Committee dealt
With these Assessments, after hearing arguments from the