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Rotherhithe 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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THE TWENTY-SEVENTH GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE,
SURREY,
FUR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH,
1883.
During the past year 28 General and Special Meetings and 27 Committee
Meetings have been held.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Balance on 25 th March, 1882 | 1344 | 5 | 11¾ | By paid Salaries | 747 | 14 | 3 |
| „ Cash from Overseers on account of Paving Rates | 15932 | 14 | 0 | „ Commission | 213 | 13 | 4 |
| ,, Contributions towards cost of Paving Suffolk-street | 16 | 11 | 5 | „ Rent of Vestry Offices | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ ,, Reed-street | 4 | 15 | 2 | „ „ Surveyor's Offices | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ „ „ Canute-street | 18 | 18 | 5 | „ „ Stone Yard | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ „ „ Silwood-street | 0 | 13 | 9 | „ „ Yard, Croft-street | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| „ „ „ „ Silverlock-street | 63 | 11 | 6 | „ Paving Jobbing Works | 836 | 17 | 2 |
| „ „ „ „ Westlake-road | 69 | 14 | 7 | „ „ Deptford Lower-road | 534 | 14 | 0 |
| „ „ „ „ Parfitt-road | 3 | 0 | 0 | „ Day Labour | 1304 | 11 | 1½ |
| „ Fines received under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act ,, The Churchwardens, repayment of Loan on Charity Bread account | 7 | 7 | 0 | „ Cartage | 1415 | 9 | 5 |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 13 | 0 | ||
| „ Watering Roads | 284 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| „ Interest on current account with London and Westminster Bank | 15 | 0 | 0 | „ Loans and Interest | 3304 | 4 | 8 |
| „ Valuation Committee Expenses | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| „ Sundry Contributions | 35 | 0 | 2 | „ Stationery, Printing. &c. | 82 | 18 | 7 |
| „ Removing Dust | 762 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| „ Expenses under Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 25 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| „ Expenses under Nuisances Removal Act | 197 | 4 | 6½ | ||||
| „ London School Board Expenses | 4843 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| „ Expenses of Ballot for Vestrymen | 29 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| „ Surveyor's expenses re Plaistow Charity Estate | 58 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| „ Tradesmen's Bills, &c. | 392 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 15459 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Balance | 2102 | 8 | 8¾ | ||||
| £17,561 | 11 | 11¾ | £17,567 | 11 | 11¾ | ||
One side entrance, one air and flushing shaft, 4 pulleys, and 37 drain mouths
have been formed and constructed, the cost of which in detail is shown in the General
Abstract, at 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.
Buildings
and premises
other than
houses
drained.
House
Drains
cleared.
Total number
of House
and Buildings
inspected
for drsinsge.
so
61
9
8
68