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Lambeth 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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The Act, as amended by the London Government Act, 1888,
provides for two sets of Appeals from the decision of the Committee,
viz.:—(1) To the Special Sessions, consisting of a Court
composed solely of Surrey Magistrates; and (2) To the Quarter
Sessions for the County of London.
There was no Appeal to the Special Sessions, and only 6
Appeals to the Quarter Sessions out of the 3159 cases heard by
the Committee.
These 6 Appeals were as follows:
1.—Mr. Saunders, with reference to property on the
field Estate, Wandsworth Road.
2.—Mr. Everitt, as to "The George" public-house, Railton
Road, Brixton.
3.—Mr. Cambden, as to the "Atlantic Tavern." Atlantic
Road, Brixton.
4.—Messrs. Poole & Winner, as to the “Vauxhall Tavern,”
Vauxhall.
5.—Crystal Palace Gas Company.
6. — London County Council, against the totals of the
Valuation List.
In all the above cases, Mr. Smith's firm was instructed to
appear for the Committee, and Mr. Poland, Q.C., was retained to
represent the Committee.
As to No. 1, Mr. Saunders let out his houses in each case to
two separate tenants, and he asked that each house should be
rated as two houses. When the case cams before the Committee
the Overseers objected to the sub-division of each Assessment 011
the ground that there was only one front door, and that all the
rooms of the house opened 011 to a common passage and staircase,
and that there was no structural internal severance of any
part of the house. Under these circumstances, if Mr. Saunders'
houses were separately assessed, all other houses in the Parish let
off in rooms must have such rooms separately rated, involving
much difficulty and complication in making and collecting the

The following is a Comparative Statement for the two years lending 25th March) 1890 and 1891.

1890.1891.
Rate Vestry PreceptRate Vestry Precept.
£s.d.£s.d.
Lighting2¾d.13.750002½d.12,24000
General Purposes1/065.300001/17150000
Sewers2d11,000001½d.8,25000
School Board for London2d.55,2611771/066,43987
Metropolitan Board of Works2d.10.46846--
Public Libraries½d2.80000½d.2,80000
Totals2/4½158,580212/5½161,22987