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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Date when entered into. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Price. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th November, 1875 | Mr. Neave | For the Construction of a whole brick Sewer in Uxbridge Road, from Inverness Terrace to Queen's Road | £597. |
| 7th December, 1875 | Mr. Studds | For Unsifted Gravel and Hoggin | 2s. 11d. per Ton. |
| Ditto | Ditto | For Sifted Gravel | |
| Ditto | Mr. Boyer | For Watering Roads— A District of the parish | The Contractor to receive 10s. 6d. per day for each Man, Horse & Cart, and 10s. 6d. per day for Man and Horse with Harness, for working Water Vans. |
| 4th January, 1876. | Mr. Studds | For Ditto B District of the Parish | The Contractor to receive 12s. per day for each Man, Horse & Cart, and 12s. per day for Man, & Horse with Harness, for working Water Vans. |
| 7th December, 1875 | Mr. Boyer | For Carting Road Scrapings and Street Sweepings— | |
| The Contractor to receive £2,850. | |||
| 4th January, 1876 | Mr. Studds | B District of the parish | Ditto £2,380. |
| 7 th December, 1875 | Mr. Bunce | For Carting Materials | 9½ d. per Ton. |
| Ditto | Ditto | For Day Work | 10s. per Day. |
| Ditto | Ditto | For Working Street Roller | 39s. per Day for 2 Men and 4 Horses. |
| Ditto | Ditto | For Working Road Scraper | 10s. per Day for 1 Man and 1 Horse. |
| 21st December, 1875. | Messrs. Mowlem & Co | For Paving Works | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| 21st March, 1876 | Mr. Neave | For Sewers Jobbing Works | At 63 per cent, above the detailed Schedule Prices. |
| 7th April, 1876 | Messrs. A. &F. Manuelle | For Guernsey Granite | 15s. 10d. per Cubic Yard. |
| 21st March, 1876 | Messrs. Thomas & Butland | For the erection of Stabling on No. 10 Wharf, Amberley Road | £880. |
The present Assessment of the Parish to the Poor Rate is
£1,086,900.
The number of Borough Voters according to the present
Register is 6,971.
The number of County Voters is 73.
The number of persons returned in the Jury List presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the Twenty-seventh day of September
last, amounted to 5,123.
During the year 25 Meetings of the Vestry and 136 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of
161 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,
FRANK DETHRIDGE,
Vestry Hall, Vestry Clerk.
June 161th, 1876.