[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

Rotherhithe 1877

Published: 1878
Pages: 42
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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. ACCOUNT IN ABSTRACT. Shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for One Year ending 25 th March, 1878, under the Metropolitan Local Management Act,'' 18 th and 19 th Victoria, cap. 120.

RATE.	Cash Balance at commencement of Year.						RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR.															PAYMENT DURING THE YEAR.																					Cash Balance on the 25th March. 1878.
RATE.	In Credit.			In Debit			Rates, &c.			Contributions &c.			Loans.			Incidentals.			Total.			Assessment by Metropolitan Bd. of Works			Works.			Establishment.			Loans, &c.			Watering			Lighting			Total			In Credit			In Debit
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHTHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878 .

Paving and General Purposes Rates.		Paving.									Watering.			Cleansing and Repairing Roads and Footpaths.			Improving.			Removing Dust.			Total.
Paving and General Purposes Rates.		Footway.			Carriage way.						Watering.			Cleansing and Repairing Roads and Footpaths.			Improving.			Removing Dust.			Total.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878.

Lighting Rate. Lighting. Contributions Commission. Sundries. Total.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878.

CONSTRUCTION.																						Repairs and Altera tions to Sewers, Gulleys, &c.			Cleansing including Flashing, Carting, Lighting, Cartage, and Repairs caused thereby			Incidental Works.			Improvement Works			TOTAL.
BRICK SEWERS, &C.	COST.			PIPE SEWERS, STONEWARE, Size.							COST.			Opening to Sewers.					COST.
				PIPE SEWERS, STONEWARE, Size.										Side Entrance	Air & Flush ing Shafts	Gullies	Drain Mouths	Flapis
					18 In	15 In		12 In	9 In	6 In				Side Entrance	Air & Flush ing Shafts	Gullies	Drain Mouths	Flapis
	£	s.	d.		feet	feet	feet	feet	feet	feet	£	s.	d.						£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL WORKS.

Rate.	Date of Contract.	Locality.	Name of Contractor.	Nature of Works to be performed.	Contract Prices.									Quantity of work commenced and completed during the Year.			Amount of extra and additional Works beyond sum provided in Contract.			Amount of deductions and ommission from Contract.			Actual cost of Works
Rate.	Date of Contract.	Locality.	Name of Contractor.	Nature of Works to be performed.	Contract Sum.			Amount provided for extras.			Total.			Quantity of work commenced and completed during the Year.						Amount of deductions and ommission from Contract.			Actual cost of Works
					£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. Submitting At the commencement of, or entered into, during the Year ending 25th March, 1878.

Rate &c. Date of Contract. Name of Party with whom Contract was made. Nature of Works to be performed, and Materials to be supplied. Observations.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. Statement and Account of Arrears of Rates and other Monies owing to, and of all Mortgages, Debts, and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 25 th March , 1878.

Rates, &c.	Moneys owing to the Vestry.															Debts and Liabilities owing by the Vestry.
Rates, &c.	Cash Balance			Due from Overseers on Precepts			Contributions to be Received.						Total.			Cash Balance.						Loans, Mortgages, &c.												Total.
	£	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. SUMMARY STATEMENT, ONE YEAR, ENDING 25th MARCH, 1878. Paving and General Purposes Account.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT, Continued. Lighting Account, One Year ending 25 th March , 1878.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
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Sewers Account.

£ s. d. £ s d.

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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.	Buildings and premises other than houses drained.	House Drains Cleared.	Total number of Houses and Building inspected for drainage.

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The following applications for the erection of new houses and buildings have also been received and plans checked and approved.

Number of Notices. Number of Houses. Additions to Houses. Warehouses and other Buildings. Total Number of New Buildings.
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The carriageways and footways of the following new streets have been made up and paved under contracts as follows:—

Street. Name of Contractor. Contract sum.
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Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending the 25th December, 1877.

Article submitted for Analysis. By whom submitted. Result of Analysis. The sum paid. Observations.
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Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875. Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending the 25th March, 1878.

Articles submitted for Analysis. By whom submitted. Result of Analysis. The sum paid. Observations.
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Charity Estates, &c. The accounts of Messrs. Robert Foottit and Edward James Talbot, Churchwardens, for the year 1877-78 have been audited, and the following is a copy of the Charities Account, viz.:—

£ S. d.
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By Cash paid for Bread, viz.:—

£ s. d. £ s. d.
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Under the provisions of the above Act, the total Assessment of properties in this Parish has been increased during the past year, as follows, viz.:—

Gross Value. Rateable Value.
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The following table will show the number of deaths which have occurred and the fluctuation observed, in some of the more important zymotic diseases during the last ten years.

Diseases 1860 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1870 1877 1878 Total
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Births registered during the year in quarterly divisions:—

Males. Females. Total.
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Deaths.—The total number of deaths registered during the year amounted to seven hundred and ninety three, and the statement below will explain the number of deaths that occurred in each quarter of the year:—

Males. Females. Total.
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Comparative number of deaths during the last three years:—

No. of Deaths. Corrected Mortality. Rate of Mortality per Thousand.
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I am indebted to Dr. Shepherd, Medical Officer of St. Olave's Union Infirmary, for the following statement of the deaths which have occurred there during the year:—

Rotherhithe Bermondsey St. Olave's St. John's Total.
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The following table will indicate the relative number of deaths according to age:
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TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. First Quarter, from April 1st, 1877, to June 30th. 1877.

Diseases. Under 2 yearsof Age. 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 10 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 to 70 70 to 80 80 to 90 90 to 100 Total.
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TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. First Quarter, from July 1st, 1877, to September 30th, 1877.

Diseases. Under 2 Years of Age. 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 40 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 to 70 70 to 80 80 to 90 90 to 100 Total.
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TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. Third Quarter, from October Ist. 1877, to December 31 st, 1877.

Diseases.. Under 2 Years of Age. 2 to5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 40 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 to 70 10 to 80 80 to 90 90 to 100 Above. 100 Total.
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TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. Fourth Quarter, from January 1st, 1878, to March 31st, 1878.

Diseases. Under 2 Years of Age. 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 40 10 to 50 50 to 6O 50 to 70 70 to 80 80 to 90 90 to 100 Total.
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TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. From April 1st, 1877, to March 31-t, 1878.

Diseases. Under 2 Yearsof age 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 30 to 40 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 to 70 70 to 80 80 to 90 90 to 100 Above 100 Total.

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. ACCOUNT IN ABSTRACT. Shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for One Year ending 25 th March, 1878, under the Metropolitan Local Management Act,'' 18 th and 19 th Victoria, cap. 120.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHTHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &amp;c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878 .

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &amp;c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &amp;c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878.

CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL WORKS.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. Submitting At the commencement of, or entered into, during the Year ending 25th March, 1878.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. Statement and Account of Arrears of Rates and other Monies owing to, and of all Mortgages, Debts, and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 25 th March , 1878.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. SUMMARY STATEMENT, ONE YEAR, ENDING 25th MARCH, 1878. Paving and General Purposes Account.

SUMMARY STATEMENT, Continued. Lighting Account, One Year ending 25 th March , 1878.

Sewers Account.

The following is a statement of applications made to the Vestry to drain houses and premises and the results consequent thereon.

The following applications for the erection of new houses and buildings have also been received and plans checked and approved.

The carriageways and footways of the following new streets have been made up and paved under contracts as follows:—

Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending the 25th December, 1877.

Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875. Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending the 25th March, 1878.

Charity Estates, &amp;c. The accounts of Messrs. Robert Foottit and Edward James Talbot, Churchwardens, for the year 1877-78 have been audited, and the following is a copy of the Charities Account, viz.:—

By Cash paid for Bread, viz.:—

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Under the provisions of the above Act, the total Assessment of properties in this Parish has been increased during the past year, as follows, viz.:—

The following table will show the number of deaths which have occurred and the fluctuation observed, in some of the more important zymotic diseases during the last ten years.

Births registered during the year in quarterly divisions:—

Deaths.—The total number of deaths registered during the year amounted to seven hundred and ninety three, and the statement below will explain the number of deaths that occurred in each quarter of the year:—

Comparative number of deaths during the last three years:—

I am indebted to Dr. Shepherd, Medical Officer of St. Olave's Union Infirmary, for the following statement of the deaths which have occurred there during the year:—

The following table will indicate the relative number of deaths according to age:

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. First Quarter, from April 1st, 1877, to June 30th. 1877.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. First Quarter, from July 1st, 1877, to September 30th, 1877.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. Third Quarter, from October Ist. 1877, to December 31 st, 1877.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. Fourth Quarter, from January 1st, 1878, to March 31st, 1878.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE. FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. From April 1st, 1877, to March 31-t, 1878.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHTHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878 .

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878.

VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. Year ending 25 th March, 1878.

Charity Estates, &c. The accounts of Messrs. Robert Foottit and Edward James Talbot, Churchwardens, for the year 1877-78 have been audited, and the following is a copy of the Charities Account, viz.:—