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Paddington 1885
[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. | Metro. Consolidated. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | s. | d. | |
| April, 1885 | 11½ | ½ | 11½ | .. | 4 | 2 | 3½ |
| October, 1885 | 11½ | ½ | 10½ | ½ | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Total. | 1s. 11d. | 1d. | 1s. 10d. | ½d. | 8d. | 4s. | 6½d. |
The Assessment of the Parish based upon the Rate made in
October last was £1,259,732.
The Rateable Value of the property in the Parish, according to
the new Valuation List which came in force on the 6th April,
1886, is £1,272,408.
The number of Borough Voters, according to the present
Register, is 10,538.
The number of County Voters is 84.
The number of Persons returned in the Jury List presented to
the Justices of the Peace on the 28th day of September last,
amounted to 5,575.
During the year 35 Meetings of the Vestry, and 190 Meetings
of tho various Committees have been held, making a total of 225
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,
30th June, 1886.