Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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EIGHTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
Vestry of the Parish of Rotherhithe
SURREY,
FOii THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH,
1864 .
During the past year the Vestry has held twenty General and Special Meetings, and
twenty-six Committee Meetings.
Sewers Works.
The lengths of drains and sewers laid by the Vestry to Lady-day, arc :—
6 inch pipe drain 248 feet
9 ii „498
819
12 „ „ „
18 „ „ „ 30
Total 1595
Twelve road-gulleys, fifteen gratings, two side entrances, ninety-six drain mouths and
junctions to sewers, and three flushing shafts have been formed.
Ninety-eight applications have been made to drain houses into sewers, including notice
of intended new buildings, and plans checked and approved, comprising about 272 houses and
premises, 187 of which have been drained and completed.
About forty cesspools have been done away with.
The owners of the houses in Gardners-row, Debnam’s-row, &c., Rotherhithe New-road.
have carried out and completed their house drainage into the 12-inch pipe sewer laid by the
Vestry.
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY.
SUMMARY STATEMENT.
Paving, and General Purposes. One Year ending 25th March, 1864.
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance on 25th 1863 | 57 | 15 | 10¾ | Salaries—Medical Officer of Health, Clerk, Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances, and Street Keeper, one year | 503 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Cash received from Paviing Rates, viz.:- | |||||||||||||
No. 12, made October, 1861, at 3d. in the pound | 0 | 19 | 7½ | Commission | 74 | 9 | 4¾ | ||||||
Paviors’ Labour | 323 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
No. 13, made April, 1862, at 4d. in the pound | 31 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||
Day Labour | 384 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
No. 14, made October, 1862, at id. in the pound | 174 | 17 | 0½ | ||||||||||
Cartage | 190 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
No. 15, made April, 1863, at 3d. in the pound | 1186 | 18 | 8¼ | ||||||||||
Stone | 339 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||
Nn. 16. made October. 1863. at 4d. in the pound | 1472 | 3 | 7½ | ||||||||||
Scavenging and Dusting | 447 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
2866 | 15 | 7¾ | |||||||||||
Surrey Consumers Gas Company, Repairs to Trenches | 39 | 19 | 10 | Interest on Loan (Mr. J. Arnold) | 21 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
Southwark Water Company ,, „ | 21 | 1 | 0 | Pent | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Kent Water Company „ „ | 1 | 3 | 0 | Valuation Committee Expenses ... | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Contributions towards Paving Wyndham-road | 39 | 2 | 3 | Removal of Nuisances... | 12 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
„ „ „ Cross-street, Deptford-road | 61 | 19 | 8 | Lime | 15 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
„ ,, „ Wellington Street, Albion Street | 8 | 12 | 6 | Ballast | 112 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
Grand Surrey Dork Company—Contribution towards rebuilding Plough-bridge | 200 | 0 | 0 | Watering, viz.:— | |||||||||
Rent of house, Trinity-street | 10 | 10 | 0 | „ Horse Hire | 92 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
Sundry Contributions | 46 | 10 | 8 | „ Cart Hire, &c. | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Deposit and Interest London and Westminster Bank | 253 | 0 | 8 | Labour | 18 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
128 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
3606 | 11 | 1½ | Law Costs opposing Railway Bills, 1863, &c. | 99 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
Balance | 630 | 10 | 2½ | Stationery and Printing | 27 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
Fire Escapes ... | 160 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
On account of rebuilding Plough-bridge | 1000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Deposit London and Westminster Bank | 250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Sundry Tradesmen's Bills, &c. | 108 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
4237 | 1 | 3J | £4237 | 1 | 3¾ |
Lighting, One Year ending 25th March, 1864.
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance on 25th March, 1863 | 91 | 18 | 2 | Lighting, one year | 1619 | 10 | 2 | |||
Cash from Lighting Rates, viz. :— | Commission „ | 48 | 17 | 4¼ | ||||||
No. 5, made October, 1861, at 2d. in the pound | 0 | 13 | 1 | Lamp Standards | 11 | 14 | 0 | |||
No. 6, made April, 1862, at 5d. in the pound | 15 | 18 | 2¼ | Deposit London and Westminster Bank | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||
No. 7, made October, 1862, at 3d. in the pound | 130 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
No. 8, made April, 1863, at 2½d. in the pound | 988 | 2 | 5¼ | 1930 | 1 | 6¼ | ||||
No. 9, made October, 1863, at 2d. in the pound | 735 | 17 | 7¼ | Balance | 285 | 11 | 8½ | |||
1870 | 14 | 4¾ | ||||||||
Deposit and Interest London and Westminster Bank | 253 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
£2215 | 13 | 2¾ | £2215 | 13 | 2¾ |