Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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No. 1.
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LIMEHOUSE DISTRICT.
Comprising the Parish of Limehouse, the Hamlet Ratcliff, and the Parishes of Shadwell and Wapping.
Revenue and Outlay from La, 1870, to Lady-day, 1871.
REVENUE.
OUTLAY.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Balance brought forward
4,776
16
Charges for Paving
2,976
13
8
To Cash of Overseers of Parishes in the District upon Orders
of Contribution, viz.:-
Lighting
3,329
17
11
Cleansing and Watering
3,381
0
5
General Purposes
12,800
0
0
Stone and Materials
313
2
6
Sewerage ditto
1,580
0
0
Urinals
45
8
7
14,380
0
Charges on General Rates—
„ Ditto of ditto to meet Precept of Metropolitan Board, on
account of "Consolidated Rate"
5,614
17
Interest
1,069
13
0
Principal repaid
1,630
0
0
„ Ditto of ditto to meet Precept of Metropolitan Board, on
account of payment of Mortgage Debts, &c.
215
2
2,699
13
0
Improvements—Limehouse
2,320
14
9
„ Ditto Reinstatements of Paving and Contributions
590
17
Shadwell
150
3
0
„ Ditto Contributions to Sewers
84
7
Wapping
4,841
5
5
„ Ditto Rents, Sundries
79
2
7,312
3
2
„ Ditto of London Joint Stock Bank, temporary loan (Wapping
Improvements)
3,000
0
Common Charges and Sundries
1,156
4
8
Compensations
136
16
2
Balances.
Rent—Shadwell Stone Yard
12
0
0
„ Amount paid by Wapping in excess of Order of
Contribution
f
0
iO
0
London School Board Election Expenses
89
12
8
Expenditure on Sewers Account
7,398
11
7
„ Ditto due to Treasurer
123
5
9
Balance in hands of Clerk
1
l6
8
123
15
„ „ Surveyor
11
17
8
13
14
4
£28,864
18
£28,864
18
8
We hereby certify that we have examined and allowed the Accounts, of which this
Account is an abstract.
Dated this 19th day of July, 1871.
R. Jolly, Jun.,
N. Binns, Auditors.
Christopher Harston,