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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
Lambeth 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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21
VESTRY RATES AND PRECEPTS.
The making, levying and collecting of the Vestry Rates is
done by the Churchwardens and Overseers, upon whom the
Vestry makes its Precepts for the several annual requirements of
the Vestry.
The following is a Comparative Statement for the two years
(ending 25th March) 1887 and 1888.
1887.
1888.
Rate.
Precept.
Rate.
Precept.
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
s.
d.
£
S.
d.
Lighting
0
2½
13,250
0
0
0
2½
13,750
0
0
General Purposes
1
0
65,000
0
0
1
2
77,000
0
0
Sewers
0
2½
13,000
0
0
0
2½
13,750
0
0
School Board for
London
0
9½
54,334
12
0
0
51,367
1
11
Metropolitan Board
of Works
0
7½
42,305
10
1
0
8½
46,327
5
10
Public Libraries
• • •
• • •
0
o\
2,800
0
0
Totals
2
10
187,890
2
1
3
0½
204,994
7
9
The Public Libraries Precept is the first made since the
Public Libraries Act was adopted in December, 1886.
Over the expenditure of the Metropolitan Board of Works and
of the School Board for London the Vestry have no direct
control.