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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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[B] Summary Statement of Contracts
| Date when entered into. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Price. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th March, 1879 | Mr. E. H. Bayley | For supply of 20 Water Vans | £55 per Yan. |
| 3rd April, 1879 | Messrs. Wright & Clements | For Forage | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| 29th September, 1879 | Mr. W. C. Parkinson | For examining and repairing annually, Meters and Meter Boxes. | At 4s. each. |
| Ditto | For examining, testing, repairing, and adjusting annually, Cocks, Governors and Burners. | At Is. 3d. each. | |
| 1st December, 1879 | Messrs. Bennett & Son | For Forage | As per Schedules of Prices. |
| 5th December, 1879 | Mr. H. Haynes | For erection of Shed at Alperton | £205. |
| 6th January, 1880 | Messrs. M'Corquodale & Co. | For Printing, Books and Stationery | As per Schedules of Prices. |
| 31st January, 1880 | Messrs. Mowlem & Co. | For Paving Works | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| 9th February, 1880 | Mr. Henry Odell | For Gravel | Sifted, 3s. 2½d. per ton. Unsifted, 3s. Id. per ton. |
| Ditto | For unloading Slop, &c | Vestry to pay 4d. per ton for Shoot and Unloading. | |
| 19th February, 1880 | Mr. G. S. Manuelle | For Quenast Granite | At 15s. 3d. per cubic yard. |
| 19th February, 1880 | Mr. F. Manuelle | For Guernsey Granite | At 14s. 11½d. per cubic yard. |
| 19th February, 1880 | Messrs.Nowell & Eobson | For Bardon Hill Granite | At 14s. per cubic yard. |
| Ditto | For Enderby Granite | At 13s. per cubic yard. |
The Assessment of the Parish based upon the Eate made in
October last was £1,125,644.
The number of Borough Voters, according to the present
Register, is 7,412.
The number of County Voters is 76.
The number of Persons returned in the Jury List presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the 29th day of September last,
amounted to 5,157.
During the year, 23 Meetings of the Vestry, and 108 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of 131
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 the present report concludes.
By order,
FRANK DETHRIDGE,
Vestry Clerk,
Vestry Hall, Harrow Road,
June 12th, 1880.