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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 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The following Rates have been levied:—
| Date. | Poor. | Lighting. | General. | Sewers. | Metropolis Main Drainage. | Church. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | s. d. | |
| 13 | 1½ | 4½ | 2 | — | — | ||
| 5½ | ½ | 3½ | |||||
| 2½ d. | 10d. | 2½ | 3½d. | — |
The present Assessment of the Parish to the Poor Rate is
£715,310.
The number of Borough Voters, according to the present
Register, is 6625.
The number of County Voters is 67.
The number of Persons returned in the Jury List presented
to the Justices of the Peace on the 28th day of September last,
amounted to 3886.
During the year 25 Meetings of the Vestry, and 109 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of
134 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 198 Section of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, with which Document the present
Report concludes.
By Order,
FRANK DETHRID GE,
Vestry Clerk.
Vestry Hall;
30th July, 1870.