Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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11 MAY, 1892. 43
(1) Financial Statement, Wednesday, nth May, 1892.
Balance at Bankers .£1,791 7 4
Cheque drawn but not paid:
Ratcliff, J. B. 2 18 1
Available Balance ... £1,788 9 3
(2) That your Clerk submitted the following Accounts, duly
certified and approved, which your Committee recommend
for payment, viz.:
Commercial Gas Co. Gas to public lamps £921 1 1
Fenning.s, R. L. & J. Broken Guernsey granite, as per contract 357 0 0
By ford, J. Lime and cement 33 15 5
Griffiths, W. Edge kerb 8 6 8
Stephings, J.Timber 7 4 0
Hart, H. Drain rods, &c. 4 13 5
Pat on & Charles Carbolic soap 1 7 0
Bell's Asbestos Co., Ltd. Asbestos sheeting for disinfecting oven 8 13 0
East London
Water Works Co. Water for—
Urinals 4 3 6
Vestry Hall 1 0 0
5 3 6
Tees Scoriae Brick Co. Ld. Blocks 5 12 0
French Asphalte Co. Asphalte paving repairs, Mile End Road 11 18 0
Rutty, G. G.Tar paving repairs, Recreation Ground,
Stepney Green, and Mile End Road 10 18 4
That your Committee resolved to recommend—That a
cheque for £470 be drawn in favour of your Surveyor on
account of labour.
(3) That your Clerk submitted letter from Messrs. Wilde &
Venables, your Accountants, as follows:
"69, Moorgate Street, E.C.
"26th April, 1892.
"Sir,
"We have to report for the information of the
"Vestry, that we have completed the examination of the
"Books for the year ending 25th March, 1892, and have
"found same to be correct.
"We have signed the 'Abstract of Accounts Book
"with a certificate as to the correctness of the figures,
" and also that we have verified the balance at Bank.
"In accordance with the desire of the Finance Com"mittee
for us to report on the amounts owing to the
"Vestry, we beg to state that according to the Ledger