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Paddington 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

Published
1884
Author
Stevenson, James
Pages
116
Tables
55

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    The following Contracts have been entered into, viz.:—
    Tender accepted.Name of Contractor.Nature of Contract.Price.
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    The following Rates have been levied, viz.:—
    Date.Poor.Lighting.General.Sewers.Metro. Consolidated.Total.
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    The following Orders of the Metropolitan Board
    Date of Order.Locality.Subsidiary Names abolished.No. of Houses numbered.
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    Tabular Statement of the Principal Works executed in the Highway Department, for the Year ending 25th March, 1884.
    Old Footways relaid and repaved.Macadamized Roads removed and Wood Paving substituted.Mews repaved.
    MILES.FUR.YDS.SQUARE YARDS.YARDS RUN.
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    SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.
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    The estimated value of Two Steam Road Rollers and Two Sand Distributors, viz.:—
    £s.d.
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    The estimated value of Two Steam Road Rollers and Two Sand Distributors, viz.:—
    £sd
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    [A ] PADDINGTON VESTRY PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT. Statement of Expenditure and Outstanding Balances from Lady-day, 1883, to Lady-day , 1884.
    Outstanding Balances, 25th March, 188-1.Annnal Expenditure, including Outstanding Balances.
    Details of Expenditure.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Expenditure and Outstanding Balances from Lady-day, 1883, to Lady-day , 1884—Continued.
    Outstanding Balances, 20th March, 1884.Annual Expenditure, including Outstanding Balances.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    [B] PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT. Cash Payments during the Year ending Lady-day , 1884.
    1883. Mar. 25th.£s.d.£s.d.
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    [C] PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES IN STORE TO DATE.
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    [D] PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT, MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS IN GENERAL USE.
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    [H] DEFECTS OF UNMETERED LAMPS.
    Knocked down and out of Lighting.Escapes in Columns or defective Stand Pipes.OUT OF LIGHTING.Cocks turned off in the night.Lights blown or knocked out, and Gas escaping.
    All Night.Part of Night.
    Water.Naphthaline.Stoppages in Services.Water.Naphthaline.Stoppages in Services.
    Out.Bad.Out.Bad.Out.Bad.
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    [G] VESTRY OF PADDINGTON.—PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT. THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1884.
    TABLE showing the Hours of Burning and the quantity of Gas per Lamp per Annum for which the Vestry would have paid under the Scale or Contract System.TABLE showing the actual Hours of Burning, the Quantity of Gas Consumed per Lamp per Annum, under the Average Meter System. Also the Total Quantity of Gas Saved over all the Lamps during the Twelve Months.
    MonthsHours Burning Per Month.Average Hours per Night.Rate per HourQuantity Consumed.Months.Average Hours.Estimated Consumption at 4.6 cubic feet per Hour.Consumption by Meter Average and modified hoursDifference gained by Meter.Consump tion per Hour.Total quantity between Scale SystemsTotal Qunntitv over all the Lamps.
    Burning per Month.per Night.
    1883.Hours.Hours.Cubic feetCubic feet1883.Hours.Hours.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.
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    [J] Refuge and Special Lamps fixed within the Parish.
    Date when fixed.Locality.Sugg's 100 Candle PowerBray's 80 Candle PowerSugg's York, 8 feet.Odd, 8 feet.
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    Fodder. —The following tenders for the supply of fodder were accepted during the year, the average cost per horse for keep and bedding being 18s. 5.90d. per week.
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    Continued to previous page...
    One Week's supply per Horse.Tenders Accepted.
    December, 1882. Six Months' supply.June, 1883. Three Months' supply.August, 1883. Six Months' supply.
    s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.
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    [A] PADDIN G TO N VESTRY -W ORKS DEPARTMENT. DUSTING, SLOPPING, WATER ING AND CARTING ROADWAY MATERIALS. Detailed Account o f Expenditure and R ec ei p ts t he Year ending 25 th March, 1884. Including Repairs and Maintenance of Water Meters, Stand Post Sup ply of Water for Road Making and Watering Purposes.
    Dr.Cr.
    MARCH 25, 1884.Totals.Dusting.Watering.Slopping.Carting Materials and Wood Paving Works.TotalMARCH 25, 1884.Totals.Totals.
    Working Expenses—???ales, Dusting Department, viz.:—£s.d.£s.d.
    Dusting.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£Materials.Chaldrons.Loads.Tons.Cwt.Qrs.Amount.
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    Detailed Account of Expenditure and Receipt the year ending 25 th March, 1884. 51 r Including Repairs and Maintenance of Water Meters, Stand Post Supply of Water for Road Making and Watering Purposes.
    Dr.Cr.
    MARCH 25, 1884.Totals.Dusting.Watering.Slopping.Carting Materials & WoodP'ving workTotalMARCH 25, 1884.Totals.Totals.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£.Receipt and Outstanding Balances:—£s.d.£s.d.
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    Detailed Account of Expenditure and Receipt Year ending 25th March, 1884. Including Repairs and Maintenance of Water Meters, Stand Post supply of Water for Road Making and Watering Purposes.
    Dr.Cr.
    MARCH 25, 1884.£sd.£s.March 25, 1884£s.d.£sd.
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    [B] PADDINGTON VESTRY-WORKS DEPARTMENT PLANT AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT-MARCH, 1884.
    Cr. 1884.£s.d.£s.
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    [C] ROAD SWEEPING AND CLEANSING ACCOUNT.
    Dr.Cr.
    1883.£s.d.1884.£s.d.
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    Table D. PADDINGTON VESTRY.—Works Department. Return showing the Weekly and Yearly Totals of the Number of Horses Employed, Loads of Material Collected and sent away by Boats, &c., Tonnage, Cost of Wages, Haulage, Canal Dues, and Daily Record of the Weather.
    ARTISANS, CLERKS, SUNDRY LABOUR, &c.DUSTING DEPARTMENT.SLOPPING DEPARTMENT..CARTING DEPARTMENT.WATERING DEPARTMENT.GROSS TOTAL OF WAGES. See Columns markedSTATE OF WEATHER.
    Week endingMill- wright.Stoker.Farriers.Harness Maker.Wheel- wright.Chaff Cutter.Watchmen.Horse Keeper and Helpers.Foremen and Clerks.Sundry Labour on Wharf.Number of Horses and Carts.Loads Col lected.Wages Paid.Materials sent aw ay.Pickings.Expenses ofWages paid Road Sweepers.Number of Horses Working Machines.Wages paid, Working MachinesNumber of Horses and Carts.Loads Col lected.Wages Paid.Expense ofNo. of Boats sent away.No. of Tons sent away.Number of Vestry's Horses and Carts.Wages paid Vestry's Drivers.Number of Horses hired for Wood Paving, &c.Amount paid for Hire.Number of Vestry's Horses.Wages paid Vestry's Drivers.Number of Horses Hired.Amount paid for Hire.
    Collecting.Sifting.Chaldrons.Soft Coro.Haulage.Canal Does.Unloading Soft Core.ScrapingSweepingCollecting.Loading Boats.Unload ing Boats.Haulage.Canal Dues.SATURDAY.MONDAY.TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY.THURSDAY.FRIDAY.
    WDHDAshesBr'ze.Bts.Tons.Ashes and Bze.Soft Core.Ashes and Bze.Soft Core.W DHDW DHDW DH DWDHDWDHDWDHDWDHD
    1883.WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
    £s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Table D— Continued . PADDINGTON VESTRY,—Works Department. Return showing the Weekly and Yearly Totals of the Number of Horses Employed, Loads of Material Collected and sent away by Boats, &c., Tonnage, Cost of Wages, Haulage, Canal Dues, and Daily Record of the Weather.
    ARTISANS, CLERKS, SUNDRY LABOUR, &c.Dusting- Department.Slopping Department.CARTING DEPARTMENT.WATERING DEPARTMENT.GROSS TOTAL of WAGES.State of Weather.
    Weak endingMill, WrightStoker.Farriers.Harness Maker.Wheel. Wright.Chaff Cutter.Watch MenHorse-keeper and Helpers.Foremen Clerks.Sundry Labour on Wharf.Number of Horses and Carts.Loads Collected.Wages Paid.Materials away.Pickings.Expenses ofWages paid Road Sweepers.Number of Horses Working Machines.Wages paid, Working Machines.Number of Horses and Carts.Loads Collected.Wages PaidExpenses ofNo. of Boats sent awayNumber of Tons away.Number of Horses and carts.Wages Vestry's Drivers.Number of Horses hired for Wood Paring, &c.Amount paid for Hire.Number of Vestry's Horese.Wages paid Vestry's Drivers.Number of Horses Hired.Amount Paid of Hire.SATURDAY.MONDAY.TUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY.
    Haulge.Canal Dues.Unloading Soft Core.
    Collecting.Sifting.Chaldrons.Soft Core.Scraping.Sweeping.Collect ingLoading ingUnloading Boats.Haulage.Canal Dues.See Columns
    WDH DAshesBr'ze.Bts.Tons.Ashes and Bze.Soft, Core.Ashes and BzeSoft, Core.WDH DW DH DW DHDW DH DW DH DWDH DW DH D
    1883.WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s..d.£s..d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    [A] Account in Abstract showing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Parish of Paddington, for the Year ending 25th March, 1884, under the le ads of Receipts and Expenditure, viz.:—
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    GENERAL RATE ACCOUNT. —Continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    SEWERS RATE ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    METROPOLITAN CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    [B] S ummary S tatement of C ontracts enter by the Vestry of the Parish of Padding-ton, during the year ending on the 25th of March, 1884, viz.:—
    TENDER ACCEPTED.NAME OF CONTRACTOR.NATURE OF CONTRACT.PRICE.
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    [C] Summary Statement of Moneys owing to, and D ebt and Liabilities owing by, the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington, on ??? th day of March , 1884.
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    LOANS.
    Original Debt.Rate of Interest%Paid off this Year.Total Paid off.Remaining Unpaid.
    ££s.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    RETURN showing the amount in the Pound levied by the Vestry, during the Sixes ending October, 1882, in respect of Rates made for payment of Liabilities of the Vestry, distinguishing those over which the Vestry has control, from those over which control:-
    Half-year commencing atRate in the Pound.Amounts over which the Vestry has controlAmounts over which the Vestry has no control.
    Poor.Lighting.General.Sewers.Main Drainage and Metropolitan Consolidated.Church.TotalPoor.Sewers.General.Main Drainage.Metro. Consolidated.Total.
    Police.County.Metropolitan Common Poor Fund.Metropolitan Asylum District Rate.West London District Schools.Metropolitan Fire BrigadeBaths and Washhouses.Precepts from M. B. of Works.School Board for LondonPrecepts from M. B. of Works.Precepts from M. B. of Works.
    I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.
    s.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.
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    RETURN showing the amount in the Pound levied by the Vestry, during the Sixteen rending October, 1882, in respect of Rates made for payment of Liabilities of the Vestry, distinguishing those over which the Vestry has control, from those over which control:— Continued.
    Half-year commencing atRate in the Pound.Amounts over which the Vestry has control.Amounts over which the Vestry has no control.
    Poor.Lighting.General.Sewers.Main Drainage and Metropolitan Consolidated.Church.TotalPoor.Sewers.General.Main DrainageMetro. Consolidated.Total.
    Police.CountyMetropolitan Common Poor Fund.Metropolitan Asylum District Rate.West London District Schools.Metropolitan Fire BrigadeBaths and Washhouses.Precepts from M.B. of Works.School Board for London.Precepts from M.B. of Works.Precepts from M.B. of Works.
    I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.
    s.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.d.
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    ???yment of Liabilities of the
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    RETURN showing the amount Vestry, distinguishing thos???
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    RETURN showing the amount in the pound levied by the Vestry during the Sixteen Years ended October, 1882, in respect of rates made for payment of liabilities, distinguishing those over which the Vestry has control from those over which the Vestry has no control; also the number and Rateable value of houses in the Parish, the average Rateable value per house, and the average amount of Parochial Rates paid in respect of each house, &c.
    Year.No. of Houses.Total Rateable value.Average Rateable value per House.Rate per £.Average amount of Parochial Rates paid per House.Items over which the Vestry HAS control.Items over which the Vestry HAS NO control.
    Rate per £.Average amount paid per House.Rate per £.Average amount paid per House.
    s.d.£s.d.s.d.£s.d.s.d.£s.d.
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    Paddington Freehold Charity Account; ??? the Year ending 31 st December, 1883.
    1883. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1883. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    The Apprenticing Fund Account.
    1883.£s.d.1883.£s.d.
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    PADDINGTON FREEHOLD ??? The Bread and ??? (Devoted to purchase ???
    1883£s.d.
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    The Charity School ???
    1883.£s.d.
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    Paddington Enfranchised Copyholds Charity Estate ???
    1883.£s.d.
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    Some of the preceding particulars arc shown in the subjoined table:—
    Sub-District.Estimated Population.Births.Ratio of Births to Population.Rate per 1,000.
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    The ratio of deaths to the population, together with the death-rate per 1,000 in the Parish and in its two Sub-districts, is shown in the following table:—
    Sub-District.Estimated Population.Deaths.Ratio of Deaths to Population.Rate per 1,000.
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    TABLE A. Number of occasions when moving organisms were found in the Water supplied by the undermentioned Companies:—
    18701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883
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    TABLE B. Taking the mean proportion of organic impurity in the Thames water delivered in London in 1868 as 1,000, in the subsequent years the following proportions were present respectively in the Thames water, and in the Lea water, the latter being delivered by the New River and East London Companies:—
    Year.Proportion of organic impurity present in Thames water as delivered in London.Proportion of organic impurity present in Lea water as delivered in London.
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    TABLE C. TABLE showing the efficiency of filtration of Thames and Lea water, also the maximum, minimum, and average proportions of organic impurity in the water delivered by the different Companies during the year 1883.
    Names of Companies and Sources.Number of occasions when clear and transparent.Number of occasions when sightly turbid.Number of occasions when turbid.Number of occasions when very turbid.Proportion fo Organic Impurity.
    Maximum.Minimum.Average.
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    TABLE 1. TABLE showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births and Deaths, for the Ye ar 1883, and 10 Years preceding. GROSS NUMBERS.
    Year.Estimated Population.Number of Inhabited Houses in the Parish.Registered Births.Deaths.
    St.Mary's.St John's.St.Mary's.St. John's.St.Mary's.St. John's.
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    TABLE II. Table shoving the Annual Birth Rate. Hate of Mortality. Death Rates among Children, and Deaths Public Institutions, for the Year 1883 and 10 Years preceding.
    Year.Birth Kate per 1,000 of the Population.Annual Rate of Mortality, per 1,000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year: percentage of Total Deaths.Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: percentage of Total Deaths.Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Saint Mary's Hospital.The Lock Hospital.The Children's Hospital.
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    TABLE III. Deaths Registered at several Groups of Ages from Different Causes during the year 1883 Note.— The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-Residents are excluded.
    Cause OF Death.AGES.TOTALS.
    0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & up- wards.Total under 5 yrs
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    TABLE III A. Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the year 18S3 in each Sub-district of the Parish . Note .—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.
    Cause of Death.Sub-districtTotal 1st Quarter.Sub-districtTotal 2nd Quarter.Sub-districtTotal 3rd Quarter.Sub-district.Total 4th Quarter.Total DeathsTOTAL.
    St. Mary's.St. John's.St. Mary's.St. John's.St. Mary's.St, John's.St. Mary's.St, John's.Bt. Mary's.St. John's.
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    TABLE showing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths , 1883.
    Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths.
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    TABLE V. TABLE showing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, in the tent/ears 1873 to 1882, and in the year 1883.
    Disease.1873.1874.! 1875.I 1876.1877.1678.1879.1880.1881.1882.Animal Average of 10 years, 1873.1882.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 10 years, 1873.1882.1883.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1883.