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Lambeth 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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TO THE VESTRY OF THE
Parish of Lambeth,
1891.
THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
Being a Report for the year 1891 on the Vital and Sanitary
Statistics of the Parish of Lambeth.
In pursuance of the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management
Act, 25 & 26 Vict. cap. 102, sect. 43, I beg to present to
your Vestry a Report for the year 1891, upon the vital statistics
and sanitary condition of the Parish of Lambeth.
Growth of
Population.
The total number of persons returned as living in
Lambeth at 12 p.m. on April 5th was 275,202.
This shows an increase of 21,503 upon the number
returned at the previous enumeration of April, 1881. The actual
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Table: Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Churchwardens and Overseers,From Lady-day, 1891,to Lady-day, 1892.

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Churchwardens and Overseers,

From Lady-day, 1891,to Lady-day, 1892.

Receipts.Expenditure.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Balances Lady-day, 1891. Poor Rale7,493145By Guardians176,00600
„ „ „ Vestry Rates8,541610„ Receiver of Metropolitan Police31.70539
—16,03513„ Treasurer Public Libraries Commissioners6,12522
To Rates—
„ Poor Rate made 11th April, 1891, for 6 months at 1/7 in the £113,74077„ Treasurer Baths and Wash-houses Commissioners30000
„ Poor Rate made 26th Sept., 1891, for 6 months at 1/7 in the £114,462123„ Treasurer of Vestry—Balance, 1891, as per contra, over and above
228,2021910Precepts for 1890-91, viz.:
„ Vestry Rates made 11th April, 1891, for 1 year at 2/5 in the £, viz.:Lighting Rate2,17094
General Rate5,984143
Lighting Rale at 2½d. in the £14,990188Sewers Rate38633
General Rate at 2/1 „149,909958,541610
Sewers Rate at 1½d. „8,98511„ Treasurer of Vestry—Amount of Precepts. 1801-02:
173,88592
„ County Council, Moiety of Boro' Registration and Returning Officer's expenses from 1888-913,89186Lighting Rate11,52000
General Rate74,00000
Do. Schl. Board96,009811
„ County Council, Return of Fees paid by the Churchwardens and Overseers for recovery of dead bodies from the River Thames400143,009811
Sewers Rate8,25000
162,779811
„ School Board for London—Return of Rate on Government Property18650
3,89586
„ Government Contributions in lieu of Rates1,13961„ Barrister's Certificate Boro' and County Registration expenses ...1,058103
„ Bankers' Interest207153„ Returning Officer's expenses721165
„ Cash from Summons and Warrants Accounts in aid of Poor Rate1,808169Other expenses. Poor Rate7,20658
Vestry Rates3,32006
„ Other Receipts12715
„ Cash in aid of Sewers Rate for year ending Lady-day, 1893!955177
„ Costs received from Summonses and Warrants1,183139
„ Cost of Service of Summonses and Executing Warrants8486
Expended as per contra
„ Other expenses1431281.183139
* Balances, Lady-day, 1892, viz.:
Poor Rate18,61117
Vestry Rates8,13817226.749189
£426,485120£426,485120
* These Balances have been taken into account in estimating the Rates for 1892-3. 1892, will be about £1,200, and will be paid to the Treasurer of aid of the Rates.
The income of the Pedlars Acre Estate for the year ending Easter, the Vestry in