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Lewisham 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

Published
1870
Pages
42
Tables
16

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16 tables in this report

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    STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS of the Board during the Year ended 25th March , 1870.
    ReceiptsExpenditure
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. ACCOUNT IN DETAIL, SHOWING THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 25 th MARCH, 1870.
    Accounts.Balance in favour of each account at the commencementof the year.RECEIPTS.Balance against each account at the end of the year.Total.Balance against each account at the commencementof the year.EXPENDITURE.Balance in favour of each Account at the end of the year.Total.
    From Overseers.Other Receipts.Total Receipts.Highways.Paving.Watering.Construction of Sewers.Sewer Repairs and Cleansing.New Streets.Lee Bridge Improvement.Sewers and Drains (Private).Metropolitan Board Expenses.Lighting.Establishment Expenses.Sundries.Loans repaid and Sinking Fund.Interest on Loans.Law Expenses.Total Expenditure.
    LEWISHAM.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT of the ASSETS of the Board on the 25 th day of March, 1870 ( exclusive of Sinking Fund for Mortgages, for which see Statement ) .
    From whom receivable.PARISH AND ACCOUNTS TO WHICH THEY ARE CHARGED.Totals.
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.
    General Rate.Sewers Rate.Lighting.Watering.General Rate.Sewers Rate.Lighting.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LEWISHAM DISTRICT. STATEMENT OF THE LIABILITIES of the Board, 25 th March, 1870 (exclusive of Mortgages, for which see Statement).
    To whom Payable.Establishment.PARISH AND ACCOUNTS TO WHICH THEY ABE CHARGED-Totals.
    LEWISHAM.PENGE.
    Highways.Paving.Sundries: General Rate.New Streets.Board's Horse Account.Sewer Rate.Watering.Sewers Construction.Lighting.Highways.Paving.New Streets.Sewers Rate.Sundries: General Rate.Lighting.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT showing the Financial Condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on 25 th March, 1870.
    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.
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    Statement showing the Items of Expenditure comprised under the head of " Establishment Expenses," and how they are apportioned among the several heads of Expenditure.
    ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE INCLUDED IN ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES.APPORTIONMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES.
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    STATEMENT of the outstanding MORTGAGES and LOANS of the Board on the 25 th March, 1870.
    No. of Mortgage Deed,Date.Amount.Rate of Interest per cent.Mortgagees.How Repayable.Amount Repaid.Amount of Sinking Fund for Repayment.Amount remaining due 25th March, 1870.Upon what Rates chargeable.
    No.£s..d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Local.
    Blackhcath and Lewisham.Sydenham and Forest-hill.Penge.
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    TABLE III.
    Metropolitan District.Enumerated population, census 1851.Enumerated population, census 1861.Estimated population to middle of 1869.Number of deaths, 1869.Average mortality 1869.
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    TABLE IV.
    Registrar's Sub-districts.BIRTHS.DEATHS.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    Table V. gives the total mortality for the previous 13 years. TABLE V.
    1856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868
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    TABLE VII.
    Year.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlatina.Diptheria.Whooping Cough.Cholera.Diarrhœa.Fever.
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    TABLE VI.-DEATHS DURING THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE YEAR 1869.
    ???CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES AT DEATIH.80 and upwards.Total.Males.Females.
    Under 1 year.Under 10.Under 20.20 and under 40.40 and under 60.60 and under 80.
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    DEATHS-Continued.
    CLASSES OF DISEASE.CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES AT DEATH.Total.Males.Females.
    Under 1 year.Under 10.Under 20.20 and under 40.40 and under 60.60 and under 80.80 and upwards.
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    HOUSE DRAINAGE. The following is a list of the number of houses built and drained during the past year:—
    Number of Houses applied to be built—drains in most cases already executed.Number of Houses permanently drained during the past year.Number of Houses drained into Cesspools during the past year.
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    HIGHWAYS. The following materials have been used during the year in the Parish of Lewisham:-
    DescriptionQuantity.Cost.