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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 1881
[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, 1881 | 9 | ½ | 9 | ... | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| October, 1881 | 11 | ½ | 9 | ½ | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1s. 8d. | l½d. | 1s. 6d. | ½d. | 6d. | 3s. | l0d. |
The Assessment of the Parish based upon the Rate made in
October last was £1,214,844.
The number of Borough Voters, according to the present
Register, is 7,363.
The number of County Voters is 79.
The number of Persons returned in the Jury List presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the 26th day of September last,
amounted to 5,364.
During the year, 28 Meetings of the Vestry, and 121 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of 149
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 Hall, Harrow Road, Vestry Clerk.
June 12th, 1882.