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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Rates Levied since 1855,
The Rates levied by the Vestry since the passing of the Metropolis Local Management Act in 1855 for all purposes, including those over which the Vestry has no control, have been as follow:-
| s. | d. | (based upon a rateable ) value of | £ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the year | 1856 | 2 | 1 | 522,570 | |
| 1857 | 2 | 6 | „ | 538,879 | |
| 1858 | 2 | 4 | „ | 582,995 | |
| 1859 | 2 | 7 | „ | 605,382 | |
| 1860 | 3 | 0 | „ | 625,479 | |
| 1861 | 2 | 8 | „ | 643,063 | |
| 1862 | 2 | 8 | „ | 617,840 | |
| 1863 | 2 | 8 ½ | „ | 646,256 | |
| 1864 | 3 | 0 | „ | 663,172 | |
| 1865 | 3 | 0 | „ | 685,434 | |
| 1866 | 3 | 2 | „ | 704,714 | |
| 1867 | 3 | 6 | „ | 729, 838 | |
| 1868 | 3 | 5½ | „ | 740,686 | |
| 1869 | 3 | 9 | „ | 759,158 | |
| l870 | 4 | 0 | „ | 773,524 | |
| 1871 | 3 | 4 | „ | 954,868 | |
| 1872 | 3 | 1½ | „ | 968,340 | |
| 1873 | 3 | 4½ | „ | 984,582 | |
| 1874 | 3 | 7 ½ | „ | 995,009 | |
| 1875 | 3 | 6 | „ | 1,004,095 | |
| Under the Provisions of the Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869. | |||||
| 1876 | 3 | 6 | „ | 1,091,656 | |
| 1877 | 3 | 7½ | „ | 1,098,262 | |
| 1878 | 3 | 7 | „ | 1,115,550 | |
| 1879 | 3 | 9 | „ | 1,125,644 | |
| 1880 | 3 | 11½ | „ | 1,140,100 | |
| 1881 | 3 | 10 | „ | 1,214,844 | |
| 1882 | 3 | 10 | „ | 1 ,234 626 | |
| 1883 | 4 | 0 | „ | 1 ,243 708 | |
| 1884 | 4 | 2 | „ | 1,249,968 | |
| 1885 | 4 | 6½ | „ | 1,259,732 | |
| 1886 | 4 | 5 | „ | 1,276,254 | |
| 1887 | 4 | 4½ | „ | 1,273,030 | |
| 1888 | 4 | 4 | „ | 1,276,776 | |
| 1889 | 4 | 8 | „ | 1,280,348 | |
| 1890 | 4 | 10½ | „ | 1,284,770 | |
| 1891 | 4 | 11 | „ | 1,326,162 | |
| l892 | 5 | 0½ | „ | 1,332,918 |
Materials used on frosty roads:—
Tons. Cwt.
Thames Shingle 1,059 10
The cost of working and maintaining the two
ten-ton and one six-ton steam road-rollers during the
year has been as follows:-
£
s.
d.
Wages to Drivers
300
18
0
2,029½ Cwt. of Coke
85
16
10
1157/8 Sacks of Coal
9
14
1
288 Quarts of Lard Oil
15
6
0
30 Pints of Cylinder Oil
01
3
2
38-lbs. of Tallow
0
15
10
339-lbs. of Cotton Waste
4
10
9
5 9-lbs. of White Lead
0
10
9
6-lbs. of Red Lead
0
1
6
53-yds. of Steam Packing
2
5
0
Carried Forward
£420
11
11