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under the consideration of the Vestry a proposal to form the site over the New Main
Low Level Sewer between St. James's Church, Bermondsey, and China Hall Gate, in
this Parish, into a Public Road, a Committee was appointed to confer with the Trustees
thereon; and after several meetings, and upon mature consideration, the Vestry came
to the conclusion that, inasmuch as the cost of keeping up the portion of the said Road
in this parish would eventually fall upon the Vestry, while the benefit resulting therefrom
would be small in comparison, they determined not to interfere in the matter.
The Valuation of the Parish, for Assessment to the Parochial Rates, has been completed.
The total Assessment is now £98,583 15s., as against the old Assessment of
£83,524, being an increase of £15,059 15s.
A Petition was presented by this Vestry to the Mouse of Commons, praying that
the Metropolitan Board of Works might be constituted the authority for expending the
whole proceeds of the Coal and Wine Duties for Metropolitan Improvements.
The Vestry have memorialized the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police for an
additional Police Station to be established in the East Division of this Parish.
A Memorial was also presented to the Metropolitan Board of Works in favour of
their adopting some steps towards the utilization of the Metropolitan Sewage.
APPENDIX No. I.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
From 25th March, 1862, to 25th March, 1863.
To the Vastry of the Parish of Rotherhithe, Surrey,
Gentlemen,
The Metropolis Local Management Act, and the amendment to that Act, require
that a Special Annual Report, by the Medical Officer of Health, shall be forwarded with
the Parochial Financial Statement to the Metropolitan Board of Works. In accordance
with the provisions of the above-named Acts of Parliament, the following Report has
been prepared. It comments upon the diseases of the Parish, the Sanitary work done
from March 25th, 1862, to March 25th, 1803, and to it is appended a tabular statement
of the mortality.
The population of Rotherhithe in April, 1861, was 24,502, and the number of
deaths registered between March 25th, 1862, and March 25th, 1863, was 520 ; collating
these data, the yearly death rate of this Parish would be 21.21 in the thousand, but
this result is fallacious.
First, because during the ten years from 1851 to 1861, the population increased
from 17,805 to 24,502, that is by 6,697 souls, or in round numbers at the rate of 670
annually. Therefore, as we may reasonably suppose, that same rate of increase to have