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Rotherhithe 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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FIFTEENTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
Vestry of the Parish of Rotherhithe
SURREY,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH.
1871.
During the past year the Vestry has held seventeen General and Special Meetings,
and twenty-one Committee Meetings.

Table: Paving and General Purposes Account.

Paving and General Purposes Account.

£s.d.£s.d.
To Balance last Audit672196By paid Salaries, viz.—Medical Officer of Health, Clerk's. Assistant Clerk,
To Cash received from Overseers on account of Paving Rates622500Surveyor's, and Inspector of Nuisances, one year75500
,, Surrey Consumers Gas Company for repairs to Trenches67107„ Commission ditto157106½
,, Southwark Water Company for repairs to Trenches10253,, Rent of Vestry Offices ditto2500
„ Kent Water Company for repairs to Trenches131710„ Paving Jobbing Works ditto47375
„ Contributions towards cost of Paving Commercial Street2168„ Paving Footways, Plough Road and Commercial Dock Road72389
,, ,, „ Portland Place323,, Pavings Footways, Gomm Road354183
,, ,, ,,Wellington Street4958,, Road work ditto63106
,, ,, ,, William Street3896,, Day Labour, one year560164
,, ,. ,, Manor Lane6157,, Cartage36336
,, ,, ,, Gomm Road23463,,Stone for Parish Roads40303
,, ,, ,, Yeoman Street45134„ Watering Parish Roads195210
„ Interest on current account with London and Westminster Bank12100,, repaid on account of Loan and Interest (Mr. J. W. Barrett)25418
,, The Metropolitan Board of Works' contribution towards Improve,, ,, ,, ,, (Mr. R. Lawrence)90386
ment, Jamaica Level2600o,, paid Interest on Loan (Mr. E G. Dannell)7500
,, The Vestry of Bermondsey ditto ditto27500,, „ „ „ (Mr. E. Talbot)7500
„ Mr. J. Nicholson, reinstating Roadway, Plough Road and Trinity Street180160„ „ Valuation Committee expenses3000
,, ,, Gravel and Hoggin75022
„ The Surrey Commercial Dock Company for Ground, Plough Road2000,, ,, Maintenance and Watering Main Roads2456310
„ Sundry Contributions34611,, ,, Stationary, &3255
,, ,, Removing Dust31500
8244154,, ,, Legal expenses, Conveyances, Summonses95184
Borrowed from Sewer's Account419178½„ „ London School Board Election expenses4162
„ „ Tradesmen's Bills, &c.236108
£8664130½£8664130½

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Three side entrances, 3 air and flushing shafts, 18 gullies and 24 gratings, and
26 drain mouths have also been formed and constructed, the cost of which in detail is
shown in the General Abstract, ante page 7 hereof.

Table: Lighting Account, One Year ending 25th March, 1871.

Lighting Account, One Year ending 25th March, 1871.

£s.d.£s.d.
To Cash, Balance at last Audit4912By paid Lighting, one year167771
„ received from Overseers on account of Lighting Rates145500„ Commission „3745½
,, Interest on current account with London and Westminster Bank5167„ Rate Summonses „100
151087¾
Borrowed from Sewers Account205210¾
£1715116½£1715116½