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Fulham 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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authoritative opinion having been obtained, and our predecessors having
declined to accept any remuneration, it was decided that they should not be
paid.
PARISH OF FULHAM.
| NEW VALUATION LISTS, 1891. | RATEABLE INCREASE ON 1889. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Value. | Rateable Value. | Public Companies. | Ordinary Properties. | Total. | |||||
| Parish of Fulham | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 520,189 | 426,551 | 11,487 | 29,657 | 41,144 | |||||
| Parish of Hammersmith | 655,911 | 5s. | 538,345 | 10s. | 13,513 | 10s. | 14,151 | 27,664 | 10s. |
| 5s. | 964,896 | 10s. | 25,000 | 10s. | 43,808 | 68,808 | 10s. | ||
Although we believe that these figures (that is the Parliamentary Claims)
will compare favourably with those of the preceding year, we might state that
owing to our firm action, there has been a marked improvement in the number
of returns by the Owners, for the purpose of filling the Occupiers' column in
the Rate, but we have nevertheless determined that the inconvenience which
has for a long time past been caused by the owners of compound property
neglecting to furnish their tenants' names, as required under Sec. 9 of the
32 and 33 vic., Cap. 41, shall be diminished, and as a preliminary precaution
the vestry Clerk sent by our instruction in November last, a circular letter
threatening proceedings. The result was that about 50 of the forms sent out in
the preceding July were returned, so that in each of those cases the persons
admitted their negligence by that act. We, however, intend to insure the service
of the next issue of these forms, so that without further notice summonses may
be taken out.
Hedley
| Name of Company. | NEW Rateable Value. | old Rateable Value. | Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Gas Light and Coke Company | 26,063 | 19,943 | 6,120 |
| Brentford Gas Company | 100 | 100 | .... |
| West London Extension Railway Company | 6,000 | 3,864 | 2,136 |
| Midland Railway Company | 898 | 898 | .... |
| Metropolitan District Railway Co. | 9,200 | 8,200 | 1,000 |
| London and South Western Railway Company | 150 | 150 | |
| Chelsea WaterWorks Company | 2,501 | 2,084 | 417 |
| West Middlesex Water Works Co. | 2,327 | 2,084 | 243 |
| National Telephone Company | 2 | 2 | ..... |
| Hurlingham Club | 1,655 | 1,000 | 655 |
| Manbre Saccharine Company | 2,500 | 2,267 | 233 |
| "Swan" Brewery | 1,800 | 1,467 | †333 |
| "Cannon" Brewery | 800 | 600 | †200 |
| 53,996 | 42,509 | 11,487 |
With regard to the Chairmanship we are advised that there is no light of
precedence in this matter, and we decided that the same should be filled by
rotation.
Our rule has been to meet fortnightly, beyond which our attendance is
required at Petty Sessions for hearing Rate Summonses and applications for
Committal Orders on four occasions during the year, also four or five days at
the Boro' Revision Court, at County Revision Court at Westminster, and at
Special Sessions at Kensington for the revision of the Jury List, also at Poor
Law Audit upon two occasions during the year. At Assessment Committee