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 Paddington]
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[C] Summary Statement
Parish
Balance in Treasurer's hands— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | Nature of Contract. | Price. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
on " General Account " | 7335 | 1 | 1 1 | |||||
on "Church Rate Account" | 453 | 4 | 1 | 7788 | 6 | 0 | ???al Sewers Work | At 14½ per Cent. above the detailed Schedule Prices. |
Outstanding Rates, as nearly as can be ascertained | 9118 | 19 | 7 | ???rnsey Granite (unbroken) delivered by the side of the Wharf. | 10s. 2d. per Ton. | |||
16907 | 5 | 7 | ditto (broken) | 13s. 8d. per Cubic Yard. | ||||
ditto ( ,, ) delivered on the Parish Roads. | 15s. 4d. per Cubic Yard. | |||||||
???ering the Roads.—Both Districts of theParish. | £ 2400. | |||||||
???ting Road Scrapings and Street Sweepings.— Both Districts of the Parish. | £ 4000. | |||||||
As per detailed Schedule. | ||||||||
???ting Materials | 10d. per Ton. | |||||||
???Work | 7s.6d. per Day. | |||||||
We, the undersigned, being the Auditors appointed under the provisions of the “Metropolis Local Management Act," for the purpose of auditing the Accounts of the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington, do state that Ave have audited and allowed the Accounts of the said Vestry, for the year ending 25th March, 1870, of which the foregoing Account marked [A] is an abstract. And we state that the several Contracts entered into by such Vestry during the year ending the 25th day of March, 1870, are specified in the foregoing Statement of such Contracts marked [B ] And that the Moneys owing to, and the Debts and Liabilities owing and incurred by such Vestry respectively, are specified in the foregoing Statement of such Credits and .Debts and Liabilities respectively marked [C]. We desire to record our testimony as to the accurate manner in which the Accounts have been kept under the superintendence oi the Vestry Clerk (Mr. Frank Dethridge), and to tender him our thanks for the able assistance he has rendered us. We also state that we have made a searching investigation into the various Accounts and consider that the system adopted in keeping the same cannot fail to give every satisfaction. | ||||||||
10s. per Day, for 1 Man and 1 Horse. | ||||||||
2s. 6d. per Ton. I | ||||||||
3s. 2d. ,, | ||||||||
moving Dust, Ashes and Refuse, A District . | TheContractor to receive<£9S0. | |||||||
ditto ditto B District . | TheContractor to receivc£950. | |||||||
CHARLES JAMES CUSHEN, Chairman, JAMES CHILTON, THOMAS THORMAN, Auditors. HENRY M. BROWN, 31s/ May, 1870. |