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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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| Receipts. | £ | 8. | d. | Expenditure. | £ | s. | d. | Capital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the Overseers on calls | 34475 | 0 | 0 | Street Improvements | 15213 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
| Paving public roads under contracts | 2738 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| „ „ „ for contribution made in lieu of rates on Govern ment property | 6 | 6 | 2 | „ „ footpaths | 81 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| „ materials | 2519 | 9 | 1 | 5339 | ||||||||||
| From the Metropolitan Board of works on mortagage rate, | Carriage of materials and refuse | 1286 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| (1) For carrying out street improvements | £17,000 | 0 | 0 | Water and Gas | 421 | 16 | 6 | |||||||
| „ paving works | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 22000 | 0 | 5 | Plumber's and smith' work and ironmongery | 352 | 19 | 10 | 2061 | |||||||
| From Balance s for interest | 131 | 6 | 0 | Repaid owners in respect of amounts charged for paving new streets in excess of actual cost | 50 | 0 | 5 | 50 | ||||||
| Parliamentary grant in respect of disturnpiked roads | 257 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Regent's Canal, City and Dock's Railway Company, for maintenance of Mile End Road over the canal | 37 | 10 | 0 | Repairs to steam roller and crane | 68 | 10 | 6 | |||||||
| Hire of horses | 205 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||
| For rent of premises in Canal Road | 48 | 5 | 0 | Harness and repairs to same, and veterinary and shoeing expenses | 229 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| „ „ land at Edmonton | 9 | 0 | 0 | Food and fodder for horses | 1204 | 19 | 10 | 1708 | ||||||
| From owners of property for costs of paving new streets | 216 | 6 | 5 | Destructors and expenses at new Dust Wharf | 403 | 19 | 11 | 404 | ||||||
| „ sale of dust, ashes, and rubbish | 111 | 9 | 6 | Trees, shrubs, &c. | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||||||
| „ „ horses and dung, and for removal of trade refuse | 25 | 2 | 11 | Shoots for deposit of refuse, &c. | 65 | 15 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| „ Police Courts for fines under the Adulteration Acta | 6 | 0 | 0 | Dust carts, sweeping machine and barrows and repairs, wheels tyring, &c. | 324 | 15 | 8 | 325 | ||||||
| „ deposits | 14 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 280 | 2 | 0 | Timber | 197 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| „ Mr. Rutty for hire of steam road roller | ||||||||||||||
| Sieves, baskets, brooms and hose | 120 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Oil, candles, coke, coals, and salt | 111 | 10 | 9 | 449 | ||||||||||
| Name-plates for streets | 19 | 17 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Compensations and incidentals | 30 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Advertisements | 85 | 10 | 5 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Notification of infectious diseases, removal of dead bodies, and disinfectants | 113 | 8 | 0 | 113 | ||||||||||
| Rates, taxes, repairs, and insurances | 231 | 13 | 7 | 232 | ||||||||||
| Returning Officer's precept for expenses of election of School Board for London | 109 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| School Board for London | 12166 | 9 | 0 | 12,275 | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan Board of Works, Bridge expenses | 1466 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Interest on loans | 1388 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Repayment of loans | 2362 | 0 | 0 | 3,751 | ||||||||||
| Printing, stationery, stamping deeds, &c. | 235 | 11 | 9 | 236 | ||||||||||
| Refreshments for Committees and Auditors | 39 | 15 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Expenses of Assessment Committee (including £166 11s. l11d. legal expenses) | 238 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Legal costs and expenses of mortgage and leases | 37 | 12 | 8 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Expenses under Adulteration Acts | 52 | 10 | 8 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Proportion of salaries | 1012 | 17 | 9 | 1013 | ||||||||||
| Rent of stables, wharves, arch and shoots | 477 | 10 | 0 | 477 | ||||||||||
| Wages of labourers | 7838 | 2 | 8 | 7838 | ||||||||||
| Incidental expenses in Surveyor's department | 52 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||
| £57618 | 18 | 70 | £53571 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||
| SUMMARY. | ||||||||||||||
| Balance brought forward from last account | £1.828 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Receipts as per this account | 57618 | 18 | 7 | 15214 | ||||||||||
| £59447 | 16 | 9 | 38358 | |||||||||||
| Payments as per this account | 53571 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Balance in hand | £5875 | 18 | 9 | |||||||||||
| approved, this 21 st day of May, 188!). Audited, found correct. and | ||||||||||||||
| JAMES FRANCIS HAINES, | Auditors. | |||||||||||||
| GEORGE WEDLAKE, | ||||||||||||||
| RICHARD WATERER, | ||||||||||||||
ABSTRACT OF THE SEWERS ACCOUNT.
Receipts.
£
s.
d.
Expenditure.
£
s.
d.
From Overseers on calls for Sewers
3358
13
9
Metropolitan Board of Works
11369
7
0
12,836
,, ,, ,, Consolidated Rate
11369
7
0
Gully grates
65
19
1
,, Bankers for Interest
40
3
1
Flushing, flushing hose, repairs to urinal and drain testing apparatus
208
9
10
,, Deposits (less amounts returnable)
20
3
1
Jobbing sewers work
531
16
5
Sewer in Edward's Road, &c.
435
8
11
Oil, candles, hose, &c.
35
0
3
Wages of labourers
598
12
0
Proportion of salaries of Clerk, &c., &c.
969
4
4
Expenses for refreshments
2
0
0
Proportion of incidental expenses in Clerk's office
29
15
1
Ditto ditto in Surveyor's office
7
13
0
37
8
1
£14253
5
11
£14788
6
4
SUMMARY
Balance in hand on last account
£1533
15
7
Receipts as per this account
11788
6
4
16322
1
11
2,884
535 72
Expenditure as per this account
14253
5
1
3511
Balance in hand
£2068
16
0
14253
71,336
Audited, found correct and approved, this 21st day of May, 1889.
JAMES FRANCIS HA INKS.
GEORGE WEDLAKE,
Auditors
.
RICHARD WATERER.