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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[A] Account in Abstract shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Parish of Paddington, for the year
ending 25th March, 1879, under the Heads of Receipts and Expenditure, viz.
receipts.
POOR RATE.
expenditure.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Balance in hand brought from last year's Account
15,268
6
34
Guardian Board
21000
0
0
Received on account of Rates
88,458
18
6¼
County Rate
7,966
16
11
„ from the Burial Board, pursuant to Sec. 22 of the 15th and
16th Vic., Cap. 85 (Metropolitan Burials Act)
3,000
0
0
Police Rate
22,731
4
4
Metropolitan Common Poor Fund
18,886
1
6
„ from Her Majesty's Treasury, as a contribution by way of
Bounty to the rates on Government property
52
18
4
Metropolitan Asylum District Rate
8,771
17
5
West London School District Rate
8,905
0
0
„ from Sale of Borough Lists
1
7
6
Commissioners for Public Baths and Wash-houses
2,179
14
4
Salary
20
0
0
Collectors' Commission
719
10
9½
Overseers' and Returning Officer's Expenses, incurred in preparing
Borough and County Lists
279
1
7
Expenses incurred in the Election of Vestrymen and Auditors of
Accounts
46
0
6
Jury Lists
50
8
6
Balance in hand
15,225
14
9½
£1
06,781
10
7 2
-
£106,781
10
7¾
LIGH TING RATE ACCOUNT.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Received on Account of Rates
6,756
14
114
Balance overpaid
447
2
8½
" „ „ of other sources
30
18
1½
Lighting under Average Meter System
5,318
4
9
Balance overpaid
1,083
11
5
New Lamp Columns and Brackets, and Lamp Removals
25
12
5
Repair of Lamp Columns, Brackets, Governors, and Cocks
399
13
10
Wages to Lamplighters
1,302
10
3
Salary of Inspector of Public Lighting
220
0
0
Collectors' Commission
54
13
8½
Maintenance of Meters
25
11
0
Tradesmen's Bills, &c
77
15
10
£7,871
4
6
£7,871
4
6