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REPORT
of the
Vestry of the Parish of Fulham.
FOR THE YEAR 1890-91.
Clerk's Department,
June, 1891.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you the Fifth Annual Report of the Vestry
for the year ended 25th March, 1891.
Population.
The following Statement will show the rateable value, population, and
number of houses, at various periods, from 1856 to 1891.
Date.
Ratable 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
6,685
42,895 do.
1891
426,551
12,869
91,640 do.
Election of Vestrymen.
On the 27th and 28th May, 1891, the days appointed by the Vestry, the
Annual Election of Vestrymen and Auditors took place, at the undermentioned
places:—
North End Ward.—At Tasso Road Tabernacle, Greyhound Road.
Walham Ward.—At the hall under Congregational Chapel, Dawes Road.
South Fulham Ward.—At Town Hall, Walham Green.
The cost of the Election, as certified by the Churchwardens, amounted to
£40 7s. 6d., and the Vestry, on the 3rd of June, 1891, passed the order
for payment of same out of the Poor Rate of the Parish, as provided by Act of
Parliament.
Overseers.
On the 7th April, 1891, the Justices of the Peace for the Kensington
Division appointed Messrs. Peter Lawson, Arthur Williams, and Charles
Thomas to be Overseers of the Poor for the year 1891-2.