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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
Lewisham 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT.
| Cash Balances, | Liabilities and Assets, | Financial Condition of the Board. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In favour. | Against. | Liabilities. | Assets. | In Debt. | In Credit. | |||||||||||||
| LEWISHAM. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| General Purposes | 6198 | 11 | 11 | 1841 | 13 | 4 | 5097 | 19 | 11 | 2942 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Paving | 156 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Lewisham Watering | 480 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 484 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| Lewisham Lighting | 450 | 7 | 8 | 1462 | 3 | 6 | 1011 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
| Sydenham Lighting | 988 | 8 | 4 | 988 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Sewerage Purposes | 11 | 13 | 6 | 136 | 13 | 4 | 569 | 3 | 11 | 420 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Sewers Construction | 3688 | 3 | 8 | 298 | 6 | 4 | 3389 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||
| Former Greenwich Separate Sewerage District | 83 | 15 | 5 | 83 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Former Ravensbourne Separate Sewerage District | 1005 | 3 | 3 | 1005 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Main Drainage Rate | 2295 | 2 | 6 | 2295 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Board Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total—Lewisham | 6852 | 15 | 5 | 6210 | 5 | 5 | 6033 | 19 | 0 | 7965 | 14 | 6 | 3954 | 1 | 2 | 6528 | 6 | 8 |
| PENGE. | ||||||||||||||||||
| General Purposes | 616 | 4 | 6 | 651 | 16 | 2 | 1173 | 18 | 6 | 94 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Lighting | 456 | 0 | 1 | 514 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Sewerage Purposes | 62 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 95 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| Sewers Construction | 1279 | 4 | 10 | 235 | 2 | 9 | 1044 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Main Drainage Rate | 547 | 10 | 0 | 547 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Board Expenses | 455 | 18 | 9 | 455 | 18 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Total—Penge | £2191 | 3 | 8 | 678 | 13 | 3 | 1986 | 4 | 0 | 1725 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 6 | 2 | 1500 | 0 | 10 |
| Deposit Account | 37 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cash Balances in hands of- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Treasurer | 1976 | 17 | 2 | 1976 | 17 | 2 | 1976 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||
| Clerk and Surveyor | 215 | 10 | 5 | 215 | 10 | 5 | 215 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
| £37 | 7 | 2 | 2192 | 7 | 7 | 2192 | 7 | 7 | 2229 | 14 | 9 | |||||||
| Total—Entire District | £9081 | 6 | 3 | 9081 | 6 | 3 | 8020 | 3 | 0 | 11883 | 10 | 4 | 4202 | 7 | 4 | 10258 | 2 | 3 |
Note.—The above Statement thus shows a nett credit to the amount of £6055 14s. lid., of which £4433 19s. 5d. is the balance
of monies recently borrowed for the construction of Sewers.