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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| LEWISHAM. | 1873-4. | 1874-5. | 1875-6. |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Purposes— | |||
| Highways | 8408 | 7272 | 8323 |
| New Streets | 2412 | 2154 | 1435 |
| London School Board | 853 | 2168 | 3661 |
| New Offices, Furniture, &c | 664 | ||
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 869 | 1308 | 1408 |
| Other Expenses | 83 | 260 | 210 |
| Gen. Purposes (169th Sect. Met. Man. Act.)— | |||
| Highways (Tar Paving) | 1017 | 747 | 26 |
| Watering | 2307 | 2487 | 2349 |
| Road Improvements | 1770 | 2777 | 1668 |
| Dust Collecting | 925 | 971 | 1139 |
| Loans and Interest | 1431 | 1711 | 3138 |
| Other Expenses | 101 | ||
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 828 | 926 | |
| Paving (Loans) | 4402 | 6166 | 9623 |
| Lighting | 4206 | 5002 | 5049 |
| Sewerage Purposes— | |||
| Repairs and Cleansing | 306 | 335 | 542 |
| Private Sewers (including Frontage Drains) | 298 | 230 | 302 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 869 | 294 | 265 |
| Loans and Interest | 1648 | 1796 | 1737 |
| Surface Drainage | 78 | ||
| Other Expenses | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| Sewers Construction | 686 | 1140 | 252 |
| Former Greenwich Separate Sewerage District | 154 | 985 | |
| Do. Ravensbourne do. do. | 873 | ||
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 2963 | 5015 | 6379 |
| PENGE. | |||
| General Purposes— | |||
| Highways | 1802 | 1427 | 1777 |
| Do. Tar Paving | 397 | 770 | 1027 |
| New Streets | 1833 | 63 | 705 |
| London School Board | 392 | 980 | 1621 |
| Watering | 674 | 679 | 698 |
| Dust Collecting | 167 | 245 | 693 |
| Loans and Interest | 353 | 970 | 1376 |
| New Offices, Furniture, &c | 296 | ||
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 400 | 873 | 1015 |
| Other Expenses | 199 | 374 | 187 |
| Paving (Loans) | 1474 | 917 | 2355 |
| Lighting | 1187 | 1416 | 1444 |
| Sewerage Purposes— | |||
| Repairs and Cleansing | 395 | 156 | 79 |
| Private Sewers (including Frontage Drains) | 50 | 70 | 25 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 400 | 236 | 142 |
| Loans and Interest | 966 | 932 | 823 |
| Surface Drainage | 316 | 139 | 25 |
| Sewers Construction | 1968 | 138 | 525 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 1347 | 2257 | 2823 |
| THE WHOLE DISTRICT. | |||
| Suspense Accounts— | |||
| Beckenham Sewerage Act | 878 | 734 | |
| New Offices | 1079 | 6865 | 2873 |
| Temporary Loans (Treasurers') | 8100 | ||
| Total Expenditure, exclusive of Balances | 52773 | 72069 | 69823 |
| SUMMARY. | |||
| Lewisham | 36496 | 43658 | 49314 |
| Penge | 14320 | 12712 | 17636 |
| The whole District | 1957 | 15699 | 2873 |
| Total Expenditure, exclusive of Balances | 52773 | 72069 | 69823 |