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Rotherhithe 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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£294 lias been paid off the Loan of £2,100 borrowed in August, 1880, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards repaying the expenses of the purchase of the ground
for the improvement of Rotherhithe-street at the Gas Works and at Carolina Wharf,
leaving £1,800 to be repaid by the 43 consecutive annual instalments of £42 each, with
interest at the rate of £3 15s. per cent, per annum.
£2,314 5s. 6d. has been paid off the Loan of £2,700 borrowed in January, 1880 of
Mr. Reuben Henry Williams, for defraying the cost of paving work executed in Unionroad,
Deptford Lower-road, Rotherhithe New-road, Plough-road and Commercial Dockroad,
leaving £385 14s. Gd. to be repaid by one annual instalment, with interest at the
rate ot £4 4s. 6d. per cent. per annum.
£500 has been paid off the Loan of £2,000 borrowed in November, 1881, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards defraying the expenses of paving the carriageway
and footways in Rotherhithe-street, at the Gas Works and Carolina Wharf, leaving
£1,500 to be repaid by 15 consecutive annual instalments of £100 each, on the 31st day
of October in each year, with interest at the rate of £3 15s. per cent. per annum.
£270 has been paid off the Loan of £1,800 borrowed in November, 1883, of the
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards defraying the expense of paving Commercial
Dock-road from the Engineer's Office, Surrey Commercial Docks, to the east corner of
Elgar-street, leaving £1,530 to be repaid by 17 consecutive annual instalments of £90
each, on the 1st day ot October in each year, with interest at the rate ot £3 l0s. per
cent. per annum.
£9 has been paid off the Loan of £250 borrowed in July, 1885, towards defraying
a portion ot the expense of the purchase of a house, 69, Abbeytield-road, for the
formation on the site thereof of a passage way from the said Abbeytield-road to the
wicket gate entrance to Southwark Lark in Dilston-grove, leaving £241 to be repaid
by 29 consecutive annual instalments, on the 1st day of April in each year, with interest
at the rate of £3 10s. per cent. per annum.
In October 1886, £4,000 was borrowed of the Metropolitan Board of Words,
towards defraying the expense of paving the carriageway Rotherhithe New-road from
Bush-load westwaid, to the viaduct of the South Eastern Railway, also the carriageway
ot Raymouth-road, to be repaid by 20 consecutive annual instalments of £200 each, on
the o 1st day oi July in each year, the first of such annual instalments to be paid on the
31st July, 1887, and interest at ths rate of £3 10s. per cent. per annum, by equal
quarterly payments on 31st January, 30th April, 31st July, and 31st October in each
year.
Charity Estates-
The accounts of Messrs. Edmund Runiney Smith and Francis Thomas Talbot,
Churchwardens of the Parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe, for the year 1886-7, have been
audited, and the following is a copy of the Charities' Account.

Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875,

The following are copies of Dr. John Muter's (the Analyst,) Reports:—

Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, Surrey, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act, during the Quarter ending the 31st March, 1886.

Articles submitted for AnalysisBy whom submitted.Result of Analysis.The sum paid in respect of the Analysis.Observations.
BrandyLocal Authority.Genuine10/6