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Camberwell 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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d.
8
7
11.
Rate in
the £ of
net cost
i.e., of
sum In
col. 10)
150
151
TABLE B.—GENERAL RATE FUND SERVICES.—Year ended 31st March, 1931.
| Population of Borough in middle of year 1930. according to the Registrar-General's estimate | 256,900 | |||
| Rateable property. | Value of property occupled by or on behalf of the Crown for public purposes upon which contributions in lieu of rates are received. | Total. | ||
| Rateable Value of property in the Borough according to the Valuation Lists in force on the 6th April, 1930 (including alterations made by any provisional lists in force on the date mentioned) | 1,496,021 | 2,305 | 1,498,926 | |
| Amounts, per pound, of rates levied in the Borough during the year:— | s. | d. | ||
| General Rate leviable apart from adjustment shown below | 11 | 5.9 | ||
| Deduct in respect of adjustment of the general county precept under section 100 of the Local Government Act, 1929 | 1.9 | |||
| Net General Rate levied | 11 | 4 | ||
| Produce of each Id. in the pound of the General Rates:— | ||||
| (i) Calculated on gross produce of the rates | £6,157.846 | |||
| (ii) Calculated on gross produce of the rates, reduced by an amount equal to the actual net cost of rate collection | £6,073.15 | |||
s.
Public health:
Sowers
9,333
13
3
—
—
9,333
13
3
—
—
—
—
9,333
13
3
1.5
Collection, disposal, and destruction of
house and trade refuse
48,654
9
0
1,097
15
10
—
49,752
4
10
—
—
606
9
11
606
9
11
49,145
14
11
8.1
Hospltals, sanatoria, dispensaries, &c.:
For tuberculosis
4,079
0
5
—
—
4,079
0
5
795
2
10
—
5
10
10½
800
13
8½
3,278
6
8½
.5
Maternity and child welfare
11,741
3
9
—
—
11,741
3
9
—
3
10
6
1,747
17
9½
1,751
8
3½
9,989
15
5½
1.7
Prevention of disease (notification, disinfection,
&c.)
4,438
6
—
—
4,438
6
7
707
15
0
—
5
16
5
713
11
5
3,724
15
2
.6
Salaries of medical officers of health,
sanitary inspectors and health visitors
(so far as not allocated to specific
services)
6,875
13
2
—
—
6,875
13
2
3,522
17
11
—
3,522
17
11
3,352
15
3
.6
Baths, washhouses and open bathing
places
30,678
16
0½
2,207
18
2
3,187
1
6
36,073
15
8½
962
6
9
—
16,253
0
7
17,215
7
4
18,858
8
4½
3.1
Parks, pleasure grounds, and open
spaces
8,902
19
5
2,306
19
4
—
11,209
18
9
—
—
110
7
0
110
7
0
11,099
11
9
1.8
Public conveniences
5,592
1
9
98
15
8
826
6
4
6,517
3
9
—
2,849
16
0
2,849
16
0
3,667
7
9
.6
Prevention of adulteration, &c., of
foods and drugs
1,107
0
0
—
—
1,107
0
0
—
—
70
6
1
70
6
1
1,036
13
11
.2
Fees to registrars for lists of births and
deaths
39
12
0
—
—
39
12
0
—
—
—
—
39
12
0
—
Vaccination
909
15
5
—
—
909
15
5
—
—
—
909
15
5
.2
Other health services
432
7
5
—
—
432
7
5
—
—
136
10
6
136
10
6
295
16
11
.1
Housing:
Assisted Housing Scheme under the
Housng, &c. Act, 1919
12,733
1
3
30,920
7
2
—
43,653
8
5
18,478
19
9
—
25,174
8
8
43,653
8
5
—
—
Other housing schemes (not State-aided)
12,501
9
5
4,721
1
1
—
17,222
10
6
—
—
16,633
9
9
16,633
9
9
589
0
9
.1
Highways and bridges:
Maintienance, repair and improvements
86,515
6
5
3,031
16
10
—
89,547
3
3
235
10
11
340
0
0
963
4
5
1,538
15
4
88,008
7
11
1
2.5
Scavenging, watering, snow clearing and
cleansing of gullies
30,496
14
5
410
10
9
—
30,907
5
2
—
—
296
14
1
296
14
1
30,610
11
1
5.0
Other highway and bridge services,
viz.:
New road construction (balance)
—
3,109
11
0
1,845
10
8
4,955
1
—
—
—
—
4,955
1
8
.8
Public lighting
21,749
8
11
—
—
21,749
8
11
—
—
—
—
21,749
8
11
3.6
Public Libraries, museums and art
galleries
12,897
5
8
—
—
12,897
5
8
0
2
0
—
706
4
0
706
6
0
12,190
19
8
2.0
Mortuaries and places for postmortem
examinations and inquests
325
15
10
—
—
325
15
10
—
—
—
—
325
15
10
.1
Registration of electors
3,179
3
10
—
—
3,179
3
10
—
1,038
12
10
61
8
6
1,100
1
4
2,079
2
6
.3
Council elections
163
9
0
—
—
163
9
0
—
—
—
—
163
9
0
—
Expenses of assessment committce
and other valuation expenses
3,715
1
6
—
3,715
1
6
—
—
—
—
3,715
1
6
.6
Registration of births, deaths and
marriages
633
18
1
—
—
633
18
1
—
—
78
6
2
78
6
2
555
11
11
.1
Other non-trading services:
Rats and mice, destruction of
7
17
6
—
—
7
17
6
—
—
—
—
7
17
6
—
Street trading, regulation of
1,481
14
9
—
—
1,481
14
9
—
—
1,606
13
10
1,606
13
10
Cr.
124
19
1
—
Rents, wayleaves, licences, etc.
162
19
8
—
—
162
19
8
—
—
1,057
19
7
1,057
19
7
Cr.
894
19
11
Cr.
.2
Sick pay allowances and contributions
2,651
18
11
—
—
2,651
18
11
—
—
134
13
6
134
13
6
2,517
5
5
.4
Administrative expenses (not allocated
to specific services):
Salaries of officers
19,358
3
9½
—
—
19,358
3
9½
—
—
111
11
8
111
11
8
19,246
12
1½
3.2
Public offices
4,905
8
0½
—
—
4,905
8
0½
8
10
0
—
158
16
0
167
6
0
4,738
0½
.8
Other administrative charges
7,535
8
10
—
—
7,535
8
10
—
—
156
4
4
156
4
4
7,379
4
6
1.2
Legal and Parliamentary expenses
(not allocated to specific services)
111
6
0
—
111
6
0
—
—
—
—
111
6
0
—
Costs of rate collection
13,031
9
0
—
—
13,031
9
0
—
—
1,512
15
0
1,512
15
0
11,518
14
0
—
Totals
£366,941
19
0½
47,904
15
10
5,858
18
6
420,705
3
4½
£24,711
5
2
£1,382
3
4
£70,438
4
8
£96,531
13
2
Dr.
325,193
19
2½
Dr.
4
3.7
Cr.
1,019
19
0
Cr.
.2
Net
324,174
0
2½
Net
4
3.5