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Mile End 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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The following is a comparative statement on this point:—
In 1875 the expenditure was equal to 1s. 8d. in the £.
1876 „ „ 1s. 8d. „
1877 „ „ 1s. 8d.
1878 „ „ 1s. 8½d. d
1879 „ „ 1s. 8d. „
1880 „ „ 1s. 9d. „
Increase
of Rates.
For convenience sake, the Vestry beg to again give a list of the Precepts issued to the Vestry by the School Board for London:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In 1871 | 536 | 17 | 3 |
| 1872 | 1001 | 8 | 10 |
| 1873 | 827 | 17 | 2 |
| 1874 | 1989 | 3 | 10 |
| 1875 | 3496 | 6 | 11 |
| 1876 | 5335 | 17 | 3 |
| 1877 | 6468 | 17 | 10 |
| 1878 | 6486 | 12 | 2 |
| 1879 | 7031 | 1 | 2 |
| 1880 | 8146 | 16 | 8 |
The Precepts of the Metropolitan Board of Works, since
1876, have been as under:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 6091 | 1 | 9 |
| 1877 | 5986 | 1 | 8 |
| 1878 | 6166 | 9 | 0 |
| 1879 | 7509 | 1 | 4 |
| 1880 | 8303 | 9 | 6 |
From the foregoing Tables it will be seen that the School
Board Precept for this year shews an increase of £1115 15s. 6d.
and the Metropolitan Board of Works an increase of £794 8s. 2d.
over those of last year.
To meet the expenses of the two street improvements, the
Vestry borrowed a sum of £2,000 from the Metropolitan Board
of Works, at interest at £315s. per cent., the repayment being
spread over a period of twenty years.
Loans
Whilst on the subject of finance, the Vestry feel that they
must draw attention to a subject which is receiving their careful
attention, but which, they fear, must in the end cause some
considerable expenditure, viz., the question of hospital accommodation
for persons of the non-pauper class.
Under legislation, existing prior to the Act 42 and 43
Vic., cap. 54, the Vestry is empowered to provide this, or to
Hospital
Accommodation.