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Rotherhithe 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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NINTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
Destny of the parish of Rotherhithe,
SURREY,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH.
18 65.
During the past year the Vestry has held seventeen General and Special Meetings, and
twenty-five Committee Meetings.
Sewers Works.
The lengths of drains and sewers laid by the Vestry to Lady-day, are :—
6-inch pipe drain 384 feet
9 446 „
12 „ ,, 528 „
15,,,, 1 2„
Total 1370 „
Thirteen road-gulleys, fifteen gratings, thirty-nine drain mouths and junctions to sewers,
and one flushing shaft, have been formed.
Sixty-seven applications have been made to drain houses into sewers, including notices
of intended new building, and plans chocked and approved, comprising about 176 houses and
premises, 172 of which nave been drained and completed.
The drainage of 18 houses which was in progress or standing over on the 25th March,
1864, has since been carried out and completed, making the total number of houses drained,
190.

Table: VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY.SUMMARY STATEMENT.Paving and General Purposes. One Year Ending 25th March, 1865.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY.

SUMMARY STATEMENT.

Paving and General Purposes. One Year Ending 25th March, 1865.

£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Cash received from Paving Rates, viz.:—Balance on 25th March, 1864630102¼
No. 12 made October, 1861, at 3d. in the pound094½50300
No. 13, made April, 1862, at 4rf. in the pound292Salaries—Medical Officer of Health, Clerks, Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances, and Street Keeper, one year
No. 14, made October, 1862, at 4d. in the pound494Commission83127¾
No. 15, made April, 1863, at 'id. in the pound15177½Paviors Labour30626
No. 16, made October, 1863, at 4d. in the pound14442Day Labour33697
No. 17, mado April, 1864, at 3d. in the pound1193121¾Cartage134180
No. 18, made October. 1864, at 5d. in the Dound1857195½Stone34346
321913¼Scavengering and Dusting33000
Surrey Consumers' Gas Company, for repairs to trenches61610Interest on Loan (Mr. J. Arnold)21189
Southwark Water Company, for repairs to trenches2956Rent (Amer's Executors)1000
Contributions received towards cost of paving Wyndham Road300Valuation Committee Expenses3000
,, „ „ Cross Street, Deptford Road ..1968¾Removal of Nuisances423
„ „ „ Wellington Street, Albion Street100Lime, &c.960
„ ,, „ Chilton Street187120Ballast8080
Rent of House, Trinity Street81511Watermg, viz.:—
Interest on Current Account with London and Westminster Bank100„ Horse Hire113126
For dust, as per contract (on account)2000„ Cart Hire1500
Sundry Contributions43180„ Labour2216615190
Temporary Loan (Hawks, Wilmott, and Stokes)316181Law Costs, opposing Surrey Commercial Dock Bill and Railway Bills, 1864, also as to Charity Estates365183 Q
£391144
Balance1072126Parliamentary Agents' Costs, opposing Dock and Railway Bills4308
Stationery, &c.22149
Fire Escapes16000
Balance of cost of rebuilding Plough-bridge78000
Paving and kerbing footways Chilton Street (on account)39000
Messrs. Legg and Paine, re-valuation of the parish7500
Vestry Clerk for adapting Rate Books to new assessment31100
Sundry Tradesmen's Bills140710
£49831610£49831610

Table: Lighting-, One Year ending 25th March, 1865.

Lighting-, One Year ending 25th March, 1865.

£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Balance on 25th March, 1864285118½Lighting (three quarters)1174109
Cash received from Lighting Rates, viz.:—Commission, one year4324½
no. 5, made October, 1861, at 2d. in the pound063Lamp columns1019
No. 6, made April, 1862, at 5d. in the pound1147Sundries500
No. 7, made October, 1862, at 3d. in the pound376
No. 8, made April, 1863, at 2½d. in the pound1348½12321410½
No. 9, made October, 1863, at 2d. in the pound7154Balance708711¼
No. 10, made April, 1864, at 3d. in the pound119270¾
No. 11, made October, 1864, at ld. in the pound371110
1653165¼
Interest on current account with London and Westminster Bank1148
£194129¾£194129¾