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Rotherhithe 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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SIXTEENTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHlTHE,
SURREY,
For the Year ending 25th March.
1872.
During the past year the Vestry has held eighteen General and Special Meetings,
and eighteen Committee Meetings.

Table: Summary Statement, One Year, Ending March 26th, 1872,Paving and General Purposes Account.

Summary Statement, One Year, Ending March 26th, 1872,

Paving and General Purposes Account.

£sd.£s.d.
To Cash received from Overseers on Account of Lighting Rates625000By Repaid Amount Borrowed from Sewers Account419178½
„ Southwark Water Company for repairs to Trenches122144„ Paid Salaries, viz.—Medical Officer of Health, Clerk's, Assistant Clerk, Surveyor's, and Inspector of Nuisances, one year75500
„ Kent Water Company for repairs to Trenches18181
„ Contributions towards cost of paving Gomm Road25195„ Commission ditto17315
„ Maynard Road3209„ Rent of Vestry Offices ditto2500
„ „ „ William Street880„ Paving and Jobbing Works ditto3U6165
„ „ „ Yeoman Street3379„ For Paving Croft Street19lb9
„ „ „ Cross Street1545„ V estry of Bermondsey contribution towards Urinal, Jamaica Level90135
Interest on current account London and Westminster Bank300„ Legal Expenses1656
The Guardians of St, Olave's Union for use of Disinfecting Appar- atus2000„ London School Board Expenses27011
„ Perambulation Expenses5000
„ Sundry Contributions551710„ Day Labour751138
„ Cartage66033
6585107„ Broken Stone for Roads662190
„ Watering Roads38091
Borrowed from Sewer's Account409124½
„ Repaid on Account of Loan and Interest (Mr. J. W. Barrett)243176
„ „ „ „ (Mr. R. Lawrence)876144
„ Paid Interest on Loan (Mr. E. G. Dannell)7500
„ „ „ (Mr. E. lalbot)7500
„ „ Income Tax, deducted from Interest on Loans241910
„ „ Valuation Committee Expense3000
„ „ Gravel, Flints, and Hoggin248170
„ „ Stationery, &c32191
„ „ Removing Dust46500
„ „ Cost of Erecting Disinfecting Apparatus12000
„ „ „ Working ditto ditto131811
„ „ Sanitary Expenses, viz:—Removing Nuisanccs, Disinfecting „ „ Rooms, &c57108
„ „ Gratuities6300
„ „ Tradesmens Bills, &c18684
£69952119£6,9952114
Lighting Account, One Year ending 25th March, 1872.
£s.d.£8.d.
To Cash received from Overseers on Account of Lighting Rates175000By Repaid Amounts Borrowed from Sewers Account205210¾
„ Interest on current Account with London and Westminster Bank21710„ Paid Lighting120994
„ Sundry Contributions76„ Commission52311
£1753541,466161¾
Balance in hand28692¼
£ 175354

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One side entrance, 3 air and flushing shafts, 8 gullies, 11 gratings, and one flap
have also been formed and constructed, the cost of which in detail is shown in the
General Abstract, on page 7 hereof.
The following is a statement of applications made to the Vestry to drain houses
and premises, and the results consequent thereon.
Number of
Notices
received.
No. of houses
permanently
drained
into covered
Sewers.
No. of New
houses
temporarily
drained
into Cesspools.
Buildings and
premises
other than
houses
drained.
House Drains
Cleared.
Tota 1 Number
uses
and Buildings
inspected for
drainage.
49
64
13
8
5
80