London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
This page requires JavaScript
STATEMENT
| 1876-7. | 1877-8. | 1878-9. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISHAM. | £ | £ | £ |
| General Purposes — | |||
| Highways | 10623 | 11767 | 16300 |
| New Streets | 389 | 6719 | 2810 |
| New Offices | 469 | ... | 596 |
| Recreation Ground | ... | ... | 808 |
| London School Board | 5647 | 7056 | 7106 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 1272 | 1490 | 2029 |
| Other Expenses | 169 | 402 | 197 |
| Gen. Purposes (159th Sect. Met. Man. Act.) — | |||
| Highways (Tar Paving) | 251 | ||
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 4767 | 5937 | 6590 |
| Dust Collecting | 1414 | 1428 | 1185 |
| Watering | 3171 | 2850 | 2780 |
| Road Improvements | 3697 | 2839 | 1421 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 1433 | 1666 | 1011 |
| Other Expenses | 26 | ||
| Lighting | 5069 | 5146 | 3892 |
| Sewerage Purposes— | |||
| Repairs and Cleansing | 232 | 276 | 392 |
| Private Sewers (including Frontage Drains) | 330 | 1043 | 1110 |
| Surface Drainage | 221 | 65 | 312 |
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 1678 | 1737 | 1709 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 248 | 259 | 279 |
| Other Expenses | 27 | 16 | 36 |
| Sewers Construction | 85 | 5334 | 1893 |
| Paving (Loans) | 9613 | 3511 | 2096 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 6073 | 6339 | 6572 |
| PENGE. | |||
| General Purposes— | |||
| Highways | 2768 | 2462 | 2922 |
| Do. Tar Paving | 411 | ... | ... |
| New Streets | 1699 | 2900 | 2715 |
| Dust Collecting | 584 | 504 | 504 |
| Watering | 787 | 751 | 942 |
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 1374 | 1794 | 2106 |
| Road Improvements | ... | 550 | 1309 |
| Recreation Ground | ... | ... | 382 |
| New Offices | 208 | ... | 207 |
| London School Board | 2461 | 3315 | 3268 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 1159 | 1416 | 1303 |
| Other Expenses | 112 | 80 | 10 |
| Lighting | 1486 | 1517 | 1162 |
| Sewerage Purposes— | |||
| Repairs and Cleansing | 299 | 53 | 90 |
| Private Sewers (including Frontage Drains) | 152 | 527 | 368 |
| Surface Drainage | 267 | 185 | 20 |
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 824 | 858 | 845 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 272 | 274 | 248 |
| Other Expenses | 83 | ||
| Sewers Construction | 691 | 1270 | 13 |
| Paving (Loans) | 2846 | 178 | 705 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 2478 | 3061 | 3105 |
| THE WHOLE DISTRICT. | |||
| New Offices | 1854 | 7 | ... |
| New Offices. Stabling | 1900 | 1078 | ... |
| The Board's Hospital | ... | ... | 1000 |
| Recreation Ground | ... | 1405 | 2295 |
| Temporary Loans (Treasurer's) | ... | 2000 | 15500 |
| Total Expenditure, exclusive of Balances | 81510 | 92091 | 102226 |
| SUMMARY. | |||
| Lewisham | 56878 | 65908 | 61124 |
| Penge | 20878 | 21693 | 223<7 |
| The whole District | 3754 | 4490 | 18795 |
| Total Expenditure, exclusive of Balances | 81510 | 92091 | 102226 |