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Rotherhithe 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

Published
1893
Pages
50
Tables
44

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  • Page 7
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, LONDON. ACCOUNT IN ABSTRACT. Showing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 25th March, 1892, under the "Metropolis Local Management Act," 18th and 19th Victoria, cap. 120.
    RATE.Cash Balance.RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.Cash Balance, 25th March, 1892.
    In Debit.In Credit.Rates.ContributionsLoans.Interest.Totals.Works.Establishments.Loans.Watering.Lighting.Totals.In Debit.In Credit.
    £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.
  • Page 8
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, LONDON. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works, for the year ending 25th March, 1802.
    Rate.Paying.Watering.Cleaning and Repairing Roads and Streets.ImprovingRemoving Dust.Totals.
    Footway.Carriageway.
  • Page 9
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, LONDON. ABSTRACT OF WORKS Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works for the Year ending 25th March. 1892.
    Rate.Lighting.Contributions.Commission.Sundries.Total.
    LIGHTING£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 10
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, LONDON. ABSTRACT OF WORKS Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works, for the year ending 25th March, 1892.
    Rate.BRICK SEWER.COST.PIPE SEWER.Openings to Sewers.COST.Repairs and Alterations to Sewers and Gulleys.Cleansing including Flushing Carting, Lifting, Cartage, and Repairs caused thereby.Inciental Works.Improvement Work.TOTAL.
    Iron.Stoneware.COST.Side Entrance.Air & Flushing Shaft.Gulleys,Drain Mouths.Flaps.
    £s.d.£s.d.18 in.15 in.12 in.9 in.6 in.4 in.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 11
    CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL WORKS.
    Rate.Date of Contract.Locality.Name of Contractor.Nature of W orks to be performed.Contract Price.Quantity of work commenced and completed during the year.Amount of extra work.Actual cost of Works.
  • Page 12
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERH1THE, LONDON. CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS Subsisting at the commencement of, or entered into during the year ending 25th March, 1892.
    Rate,Date of Contract.Name of Party with whom Contract was made.Nature of Works to be performed, and Materials to be supplied.Observations.
  • Page 13
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, LONDON. Statement and Account of Arrears of Rates and other moneys owing to, and of all Mortgages, Debts, and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 25th March, 1892.
    Rate.Cash Balance.Moneys owing io the Vestry.Total.Debts and Liabilities owing by the Vestry.Total.
    Due from Overseers.ContributionsLoan.Cash Balance.Loans, Mortgages. &c.Special Contracts Outstanding.Tradesmen's Bills and Accounts.
    Paving£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 14
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERIIITHE, LONDON. Summary Statement. One Year ending 55th March, 1892. Paving and General Purposes Account.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 15
    Summary Statement— Continued. Lighting Account. One Year ending 25th March, 1892.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 17
    The following is a statement of applications made to the Vestry to drain houses and premises, and the result consequent thereon:—
    Number of Notices received.Number of Houses permanently drained into covered sewers.Buildings and premises other than houses drained.House Drains cleared.Total number of Houses and Buildings inspected for drainage.
  • Page 17
    The following applications for the erection and drainage of new Houses and Buildings have also been checked and approved:—
    Number of Notices,Number of Houses.Additions to Houses.Other Buildings.Total Number of New Buildings.
  • Page 18
    Paving Works. The following Materials have been used during the year, viz.:—
  • Page 23
    Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, London, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the quarter ending the 25th March, 1891.
    Article submitted for Analysis.State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority.Result of the Analysis; showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration.The sum paid in respect of the Analysis.Observations.
  • Page 24
    Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, London, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the quarter ending the 30th September, 1891.
    Article submitted for Analysis.State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority.Result of the Analysis; showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration.The sum paid in respect of the Analysis.Observations.
  • Page 28
    Statement of Churchwardens' Accounts for the Year 1891-92. Receipts and Expenditure, ST. MARY S CHURCH and ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL OF EASE.
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 28
    Receipts and Expenditure, STRATFORD and PLAISTOW (1645-1659).
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 28
    Receipts and Expenditure, SMITH'S CHARITY (1642.)
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 28
    HILL AND BELL'S CHARITY (1613).
    Dr.Cr.
  • Page 29
    Receipts and Expenditure, BENNETS CHARITY (1620).
    Dr.Cr.
  • Page 29
    Receipts and Expenditure, EMBLETON AND HORNCASTLE'S CHARITIES (1811).
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 29
    Receipts and Expenditure of COAT AND CLOAK CHARITY (1839).
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 29
    Receipts and Expenditure of KIDD'S CHARITY (1851).
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 30
    Receipts and Expenditure of SPRUNT'S CHARITY, (1877).
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 30
    PARISH CLOCK REPAIR FUND.
    Dr.£s.d.Cr.£s.d.
  • Page 31
    Baths and Wash-houses—Continued. The following is a copy of the Balance Sheet for the year ending 25th March, 1892:— LOANS ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 31
    WORKING ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32
    Baths and Wash-houses— Continued. Note.— In the year 1884-5 the Commissioners transferred to the Loans Account out of profits, the sum of £500, in 1886-7 the sum of £463 14s. l1d., in 1887-8 £504 4s. 1d., in 1888-9 £168 1s. 6d., in 1889-90 £431 18s. 8d., in 1891-2 £55 10s. 6d., making together £2,123 9s. 8d., which has been applied towards repayment of the moneys borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works and the interest thereon, and in aid of the Poor Rate.
    £s.d.
  • Page 32
    The following are copies of the Audited Financial Statements of the Commissioners to 25th March, 1892. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 25th day of March, 1889:—
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.£s.d.
  • Page 33
    PUBLIC LIBRARY.— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 25th day of March, 1890:—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    Receipts other than from Loans: —£s.d.£s.d.Expenditure other than out of Loans:—£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 34
    PUBLIC LIBRARY.— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 25th day of March, 1891:—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    Receipts other than from Loans:—£s.d.£s.d.Expenditure other than out of Loans:—£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 35
    Public Library. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended the 25th day of March, 1892:—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    Receipts other than from Loans:—£s.d. £s.d.Expenditure other than out of Loans:—£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 38
    Number of Births registered:—
    Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 39
    Number of Deaths (Parishioners only) registered:—
    Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 39
    By comparing the number of Births and Deaths, and their differences (i.e. the increases) for the last five years, we obtain the following results:—
    Births:—Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 40
    Continued from previous page...
    Deaths:—Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 40
    Deaths of Parishioners in Outlying Institutions. The annual list as supplied from the Registrar-General's Office enumerates 97, as follows:—
    Name of Institution.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 41
    Continued from previous page...
    Name of Institution.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 45
    In these four years (1885-8) the deaths in outlying institutions were not ascertained. The death rate per thousand per annum is likewise added.
    1891189018891888-91887-81886-71885-6
  • Page 46
    In the appended list is given the diseases notified, with the names of the streets, roads, places, lanes, buildings, &c., in which they occurred.
    Name of Place.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Cholera.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal Fever.Other Fevers.Erysipelas.MembranousCroupTotals.
  • Page 47
    Continued from previous page...
    Name of Place.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Cholera.Typhus Fever.Enteiic Fever.Diphtheria.Pueiperal Fever.Other Fevers.Erysipelas.MembranousCroupTotals.
  • Page 48
    continued from previous oage
    Name of Place.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Cholera.Typhus Fever.Knteric Fever.Diphtheria.Puerperal FeverOther Fevers.Erysipelas.MembranousCroupTotals.
  • Page 49
    The following tabular statement gives the number of deaths due to each form of lung disease and the death rate per thousand per annum for the last six years :—
    1891.1890.1889.1888-9.1887-8.1886-7.
  • Page 50
    DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR.
    Causes of DeathUnder one yearOne to FiveFive to TwentyT wenty to FortyForty to SixtySixty to EightyEighty and UpwardsTotal