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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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We have examined the foregoing Account with the Books and Vouchers and find the same to be correct.
We have verified the balance shown to be at the Bank on the 25th March, 1890.
(Signed) Wilde & Venables,
Chartered Accountants.
69, Moorgate Street.
21 st May, 1890.
Audited, found correct, and allowed, these 22nd and 23rd days of May, 1890.
General Purposes Account—
| Receipts. | £ | s. | d. | Expenditure. | fo. ref. | £ | 5. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 55402 | 3 | Brought forward | 0 | 0 | |||
| By Infectious Diseases— | ||||||||
| Notifications | G112 | 31 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Disinfectants | 35 | 28 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Removals to hospital | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Insurance | 119 | 10 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Ironwork for carts | 23 | 46 | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Legal expenses, lease of Dust Wharf | 137 | 6 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Lighterage of refuse | 28 | 153 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Loans— | ||||||||
| Interest (other than Harford Street Improvement) | 118 | 643 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Repayments | 117 | 2820 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| London County Council, Metropolitan Board of Works' precept for bridges | 124 | 340 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Metropolis Local Management Acts | 170 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Mortality returns | 196 | 26 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Mortuary, removal of bodies | 134 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Office, &c., furniture—blinds, safe, hat stands, black-board, mat | 192 | 58 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Oilman's articles, roads and stables | 138 | 56 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Paving works under contract— | ||||||||
| Carriageways | 150 | 4218 | 18 | 9 | ||||
| Footways | 150 | 1049 | 14 | 8 | ||||
| Paving Materials— | ||||||||
| Broken granite | 155 | 998 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Tees Scoriae blocks | 158 | 604 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| York paving | 158 | 292 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Kentish flints | 15 5 | 231 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Granite pitching | 155 | 140 | 11 | * | ||||
| Hoggin | 161 | 126 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Cement | 161 | 61 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Granite kerbing | 162 | 44 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Lime | 161 | 46 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Ballast | 162 | 11 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Petty expenses in Clerk's Office £ 147 198, 6d. including salary of Mes senger and Housekeeper, proportion | 146 | 98 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Petty expenses in Surveyor's Office | 110 | 30 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Plumbers work | l66 | 25 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Printing | l68 | 153 | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Rates— | ||||||||
| Vestry Hall | 186 | 35 | 18 | 9 | ||||
| Riga Wharf | l86 | 35 | 18 | 9 | ||||
| Mile End Dust Wharf | 187 | 33 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Stables | 186 | 23 | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Carried forward | £55,402 | 3 | 9 | Carried forward | £16,099 | |||
Signed
james francis haines.
j. p. lash.
w. s. colley.
A uditors.