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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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STATEMENT
| 1889-90. | 1890-91. | 1891-92. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISHAM. | |||
| General Purposes— | |||
| Highways | 16682 | 17044 | 16491 |
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 4656 | 4218 | 4549 |
| Sydenham Recreation Ground (apportionment) | 374 | 448 | 362 |
| Penge ditto ditto (ditto) | 253 | 306 | 446 |
| St. Mary's Churchyard, Lewisham (ditto) | ... | 3 | 127 |
| London School Board (Precept) | 17522 | 21220 | 22140 |
| Ditto (Election Expenses). | ... | ... | 144 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 3358 | 3954 | 3823 |
| Road, &c., Improvements | 56 | 493 | 302 |
| Dust Collecting | 2421 | 2143 | 2564 |
| Watering | 3006 | 3287 | 3691 |
| Other Expenses | 290 | 463 | 236 |
| Proportion of cost of purchase of land at | ... | ... | ... |
| Molesworth Street | ... | 2136 | ... |
| Works at Molesworth Street Dôpot | ... | ... | 282 |
| Lighting | 5125 | 5182 | 5303 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 647 | 667 | 697 |
| Sewerage Purposes— | |||
| Repairs and Cleansing | 926 | 913 | 1042 |
| Frontage Drains | 284 | 446 | 367 |
| Surface Drainage | 228 | 215 | 324 |
| Urinals | |||
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 1197 | 1249 | 1280 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 300 | 394 | 396 |
| Proportion of cost of purchase of land at Molesworth Street | ... | 237 | ... |
| Private Works | 114 | 189 | 27 |
| Sewers Construction | 513 | 1003 | 165 |
| Paving Works | 497 | 829 | 1520 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 4917 | ... | ... |
| Relief from Floods (Surface Drainage) | 401 | ... | ... |
| Bromley-road Sewer | 557 | 2102 | 322 |
| Priory Estate Sewers | ... | 349 | 85 |
| New Streets | 7522 | 7539 | 11878 |
| PENGE. | |||
| General Purposes— | |||
| Highways | 4183 | 4195 | 2740 |
| Dust Collecting | 650 | 811 | 724 |
| Watering | 840 | 909 | 901 |
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 1601 | 1598 | 1833 |
| Sydenham Recreation Ground (apportionment) | 120 | 142 | 110 |
| Penge ditto ditto (ditto) | 81 | 97 | 136 |
| St. Mary's Churchyard, Lewisham (ditto) | 1 | 39 | |
| London School Board (Precept) | 5608 | 6726 | 6888 |
| Ditto (Election Expenses). | 46 | ||
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 1108 | 1276 | 1129 |
| Road, &c., Improvements | 453 | 198 | 74 |
| Other Expenses | 83 | 23 | 19 |
| Lighting | 1213 | 1243 | 1286 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 170 | 198 | 216 |
| Sewerage Purposes— | |||
| Repairs and Cleansing | 219 | 219 | 465 |
| Frontage Drains | 38 | 49 | 27 |
| Urinals and Surface Drainage | 105 | 222 | 34 |
| Loans Repaid and Interest | 390 | 392 | 403 |
| Establishment Expenses (apportionment) | 99 | 115 | 156 |
| Private Works | 107 | 38 | 64 |
| Sewers Construction | 121 | 166 | 251 |
| Paving Works | 610 | 237 | 1922 |
| Metropolitan Consolidated Rate | 1598 | ||
| Relief from Floods (Surface Drainage) | 1541 | ||
| New Streets | 787 | 51 | 158 |
| Total Expenditure (exclusive of balances) | 93471 | 95935 | 98184 |
| SUMMARY. | |||
| Lewisham | 71746 | 77029 | 78564 |
| Penge | 21725 | 18906 | 19620 |
| Total Expenditure (exclusive of balances) | 93471 | 95935 | 98184 |