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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
Paddington 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| date when entered into. | name. | nature of contract. | price. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th March, 1867 | Mr. William Crockett | for General Sewers Works | At Twenty-four per Cent. above the detailed Schedule Prices. |
| 6th November, 1866 | Messrs. Thirst and Co. | for constructing Sewer in Harrow Road | £829. |
| 5th March, 1867 | Mr. Francis Ayers. | for constructing Sewer in Douglas Place | £143 : 7 : 6. |
| 15th May, 1866 | Mr. Edwin Tildesley | for Guernsey Granite (unbroken) | 12s. 6d. per Ton. |
| Ditto | Ditto | for ditto (broken) | 17s. 6d. per Cubic Yard. |
| Ditto | Ditto | for Cliffe Hill Granite (broken) | 15s. per Cubic Yard. |
| 5th March, 1867 | Mr. John Baldwin | for Watering the Roads A & B Districts and Carting Street Slop, A & B Districts .. | £2500. |
| £4400. | |||
| Ditto | Messrs. Mowlem & Co. | for Paving | as per detailed Schedule. |
| Ditto | Mr. William Studds | for Carting Materials | 10d. per Ton. |
| Ditto | Ditto | for Day Work | 8s. 6d. per day. |
| Ditto | Ditto | for unsifted Gravel | 3s. 6d. per Ton. |
| Ditto | Ditto | for sifted Gravel | 3s. 6d. per Ton. |
| Ditto | Mr. John Baldwin | for removing Dust and Ashes | The Contractor to pay £ 220. |
| 26th June, 1866 | Mr. John Dixon | for Constructing Bridge over the Grand Junction Canal at Westbourne Green. | £5040:11: 6. |
The present Assessment of the Parish to the Poor Rate is
£677,122.
The number of Borough Voters, according to the present
Register, is 5467, exclusive of persons disqualified by non-payment
of Rates and other causes.
The number of County Voters, 59.
The number of Persons returned in the Jury List, presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the 24th day of September last,
amounted to 3701.
During the year, 25 Meetings of the Vestry, and 120 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of
145 Meetings.
The Works, Sanitary and otherwise, carried into effect during
the year, appear in the Reports of the respective Officers, hereunto
annexed; and such Reports are followed by the documents required
by the 198th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act,
with which documents the present Report concludes.
(By Order)
FREDERICK AVELING,
Vestry Clerk.
Vestry Hall;
12th July, 1867.