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Rotherhithe 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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THIRTEENTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
Vestry of the Parish of Rotherhithe,
SURREY.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH.
18 6 9.
During the past year the Vestry has held nineteen General and Special Meetings, and
twenty Committee Meetings.

Table: Paving and General Purposes Account.

Paving and General Purposes Account.

£s.d.£s.d.
To Cash received from Overseers on account of Paving Rates569643By repaid amount, borrowed from Loan Account, No. 1, 25th March, 18682285o
Surrey Consumers Gas Complany for repairs Treches56111018013<i
Southwark Water Company for repairs to Trenches109159„ paid Salaries, Medical Officer of Health, Clerks, Surveyor, Inspector of
Contributions towards cost of paving Commercial Street43100Nuisance, and Street Keeper, one year58800
„ Union Place3123Commission148120
The Guardians of the Poor for Granite Spalls Cartage, &c25161„ ,, Masons' and Paviors' Labour279185
19The Executors of the late Mr. Dethick for reinstating Main Sewers Trenches2121710„ „ Day Labour401126
Cartage3321111
Interest on current account with London and Westminster Bank11100Stone for Parish Raods53915
Temporary Loans of London and Westminster Bank250000Watering Parish Raods14397
Temporary Loans repaid by the Guardians of the Poor2300080Repaid on account of Loan and Interest (Mr. J.W. Barrett)27455
„Sundry Contributions284„ paid Interest on Loan (Mr. R. Lawrence)195168
„ „ Temporary Loan to Guardians of the Poor80000
£11,213164,, repaid London and Westminster Bank, temporary Loans and Interest351620
Borrowed from Loan Account (No. 1) £228 5 5Paid Valuation Committee Expeness3000
„., (No. 2) £475 3 0„ „ Lime810
70385Ballast and Gravel6200
,, „ Maintenance and Watering of Main Roads299172
,, „ Stationery, &c4430
„ „ Removing Dust14800
,, ,, Improvement, Rotherhithe Street, by Lavender Lane71160
„ „ Leasehold Interest in site of Millpond, Jamaica Level, for Improvement5000
„ „ Legal Expenses, viz.:—Appeals, Conveynances, Mortgages, &c1551610
„ „ Tradesmen's Bills, &c389140
£11,579610
Lent Lighting Account £68 19 5¼
Balance at Bank £268 18 5¾
3371711
£11,91749£11,91749

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Twelve gulleys, 41 gratings, 26 drain-mouths, and one side entrance to sewer, have also
been formed and constructed.
22 applications have been made to drain 57 houses and premises into sewers, the whole
of which have been properly drained.
34 notices of intention to build and drain 59 new houses and premises in this parish
have also been received, and the plans checked and approved by the Surveyor of Sewers.
The combined drainage of the 33 houses, Clarehall - cottages and Clarehall- place, has
been completed at the cost of the owners of the property.