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Fulham 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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REPORT
OF THE
Destryof the Parish of Pulham
FOR THE YEAR 1888-9.
Clerk's Department,
June, 1889.
Population.
The following Statement will show the rateable value, population, and number of houses, at various periods from 1856 to 1889.
| Date. | Rateable Value. | Number of Houses. | Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | |||
| 1856 | 47,492 | 2,350—estimated | 14,100—estimated |
| 1861 | 55,916 | 2,583 | 15,539—census |
| 1871 | 100,121 | 3,909 | 23,378 do |
| 1881 | 190,136 | 42,895 do | |
| 1889 | 373,152 | 12,428—estimated | 86,000—estimated. |
Election of Vestrymen.
On the 23rd May, 1889, the day appointed by the Vestry, the Annual
Election of Vestrymen and Auditors took place at the undermentioned
places:—
North End Ward, at May Street, Schoolroom.
Walham Ward, at St. John's National Schools, Walham Green.
South Fulham Ward, at St. Dionis Mission Hall.
The cost of the Election, as certified by the Churchwardens, amounted
to £39 14s. 8d., and the Vestry, on the 10th July, 1889 passed the
order for payment of same out of the Poor Rate of the Parish, as
provided by Act of Parliament.
Overseers.
On the 2nd April, 1889, the Justices of the Peace for the Kensington
Division appointed Messrs. Thomas Goodacre, Philip Pethick Perry, and
James Robert Young to be Overseers of the Poor for the year 1889-90.