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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The following Contracts
| Tender accepted. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Contract. | Price. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th April, 1882 | Mr. Joshua Knights | For supply of Wood Blocks | At £6 17s. 3d. per 1,000. |
| Do. | Mr. William Stubbs | For Thames Ballast | At 5s. 3d. per cubic yard. |
| For Thames Sand | At 6s. 2d. per cubic yard. | ||
| For Portland Cement | At 3s. 1d. per sack of 200 lbs. and 1d. for use of sack. | ||
| 6th June, 1882 | Mr. Henry Guerrier | For Forage | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| 5th December, 1882 | Messrs. Bennett & Son | For Forage | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| 19th December, 1882 | Messrs. A. & F. Manuelle | For Guernsey Granite | At 15s. 8d. per cubic yard. |
| Do. | Mr. A. Bunnalls | For Penlee Granite | At 14s. 6d. per cubic yard. |
| Do. | Messrs. Nowell & Eobson. | For Narborough Granite | At 12 s. 6d. per cubic yard. |
| Do. | Do. | For Enderby Granite | At 12s. 6d. per cubic yard. |
| Do. | Messrs. Mowlem & Co. | For Paying Works | As per Schedule of Prices. |
| 16th January, 1883. | Mr. J. P. Clarke | For Gravel | Sifted, 3s. 6d. per ton, includ-ing all charges. |
| Unsifted, 2s. 6d. per ton, including all charges. | |||
| For Beception of Boad Scrapings, Slop, Sweepings, Garbage & Snow | Contractor to receive 1s. 9d. per ton, including all charges. | ||
| For Beception of Soft Core | Contractor to receive 2s. 9d. per ton, including all charges. |
The Assessment of the Parish based upon the Eate made in
October last was £1,234,626.
The number of Borough Voters, according to the present
Register, is 7,801.
The number of County Voters is 81.
The number of Persons returned in the Jury List presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the 25th day of September last,
amounted to 5,412.
During the year, 31 Meetings of the Vestry, and 117 Meetings
of the various Committees have been held, making a total of 148
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, 1883.