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Lambeth 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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LAMBETH BURIAL BOARD.
| By Wages, Grave Digging, &c. | 844 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| To Balance | 544 | l6 | 4 | „ Goods, Repairs, &c. | 377 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| ,, Interment Fees | 2359 | 6 | 0 | „ Printing, Stationery, &c. | 44 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| ,, Turfing Graves | 119 | 17 | 6 | ,, salaries | 300 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| ,, Coach'Hire and Boards' Expenses | 59 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| „ Still Born Interments | 28 | 5 | 0 | „ Petty Disbursements | 37 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
| „ Purchase of Graves | 337 | 7 | 9 | „ Loan Account | 680 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| ,, Grants of Graves | 27 | 5 | 0 | „ Interest London & Westminster Bank | 2 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||
| „ Certificates of Burial | 2 | 9 | 1 | Rates, Texes, and Insurance | 50 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| ,, Sundry Charges | 85 | 14 | 0 | ,, Law Charges | 80 | 19 | |||||||||
| ,, Grass at Cemetery | 20 | 0 | 0 | „ Minister's Fees, Unconsecrated | 133 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| ,, London & Westminster Bank | 300 | 0 | 0 | 3280 | 4 | 0 | , Minister's Fees, Consecrated | 860 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 3530 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| St. Mary's District 250 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's „ 19 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| St. Mark's „ 70 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| St. Matthew's „ 97 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| St. Luke's „ 10 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Andrew's „ 17 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| All Saints' „ 60 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Thomas's „ 22 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. James's „ 14 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| St. Barnabas „ 33 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Michael's „ 6 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Ann's ,, 6 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Andrew's, Stockwell 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Christchurch 15 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| St. John Divine „ 15 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Rev. Lewis Morgan 213 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| £860 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Balance—London & Westminste Bank | . | 267 | i5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Wages Account | .. | 25 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Petty Cash Account | .. | .. | 0 | 1.9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 294 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| £3825 | 0 | 8 | £3825 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| We, the undersigned, find every Account perfectly correct, | |||||||||||||||
The total number of inhabited houses is 37,183 as compared
with 36,544 of the previous year, showing an increase of 639
inhabited houses.
I he total number of inhabited houses in the metropolis is
486,186. The ratio is 13.07 to 1 compared with Lambeth.
I he Parish of Lambeth comprises 3941 acres with an average
population of 66.5 per acre.
1 he area of the metropolis is 78,052 acres, with a population
of 52.5 per acre.