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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Mile End 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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Table: General Purposes Account. General Purposes Account.

General Purposes Account. General Purposes Account.

Date.Fo.Receipts.£s.d.£s.d.Date.Fo.Expenditure.Cleansing only.Paving and Roads only.Cleansing, Paving and roads combined.Establishment and sundry Charges.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
1883Brought forward33034931884Brought forward710192930218046201101150935
March 19335The Great Eastern Railway Co., for rent of arch at Devonshire-street, one quarter to 25th just.2100
...The Assessment Committee, for their expenses to ditto20100
...Mr. M. Jutsum. Clerk, moiety of salary paid during the year218150
...Mr. E. Hall, Assistant Clerk, ditto12500
...Mr. J. M. Knight. Surveyor, ditto293150
...Dr. M. Corner, Medical Officer of Health, moiety of salary, ditto.12500
...Dr. M. Corner, salary as Food Analyst, ditto65126
...Mr. H. Leshaw, Inspector of Nuisances, moiety of salary paid during the year12500
...Mr. A. Baxter, Superintendent of Labour, ditto10368
...Wages of laborers during the year as shewn by Surveyor's accounts691833
...Expenses incident to roads, &c., in the Surveyor's department during the year, as shewn by the Surveyor's accounts63101
...Expenses incident in the Clerk's department, two-thirds of which are to be charged to General Purposes, viz.:—
2nd Assist. Clerk's salary£91 0 0
Housekeeper „ 65 0 0
Parlmntry. papers & bills 16 6 8
Insurances 1 12 6
Travelling and Police Court expenses 8 4 3
Refreshments to auditors and committees 13 14 1
Stamping contracts 3 6 0
Books, stationery and newspapers 13 9 3
Repairs to furniture at Vestry Hall, towels
and gas fittings 8 4 6
Winding clocks 4 4 0
Other sundries 6 3 8
£231 4 5154211
Total£3303493Total710192930218011604521274556

Table: Summary of Receipts and Expenditure.

Summary of Receipts and Expenditure.

£s.d.£s.d.
Balance brought forward from last account3211811Cleansing only710192
Loss excess of expenditure this vear1328187Paving and Roads only9302180
Cleansing, Paving, and Roads combined1160452
Establishment and sundry Charges1274556
Balance in hand to General Purposes account1882104