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Paddington 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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The following Rates have been levied, viz.:—

Date.Poor.Lighting.General.Sewers.Consolidated.Total.
d.d.d.d.d.s.d.
April, 187210½½1
October, 187211|i54117
1s. l0d.9½.1d.2½d.3s.1½d.

The present Assessment of the Parish to the Poor Rate is
£968,340.
The number of Borough Voters according to the present
Register, is 6602.
The number of County Voters is 68.
The number of persons returned in the Jury List presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the Thirtieth day of September last,
amounted to 4826,
During the year 34 Meetings of the Vestry and 143 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of
177 Meetings.
The provisions of the Adulteration of Food and Drugs Act (1872)
have been adopted, and an Analyst and Inspector appointed in
accordance therewith; Rules for the guidance of the abovementioned
Officers having been prepared by the Sanitary and
Public Health Committee.
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,
FRANK DETHRIDGE,
Vestry Hall; Vestry Clerk.
24th June, 1873.