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Rotherhithe 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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The Vestry, having considered the policy of the London County Council with regard to the
subject of the Metropolis Water Supply, passed the following resolution, viz.:—
That this Vestry inform the Council that they heartily support them in their efforts to
obtain control of the water supply.
Mr. Francis Harker Thomas, who had been in the service of the Vestry since 8th May,
1874, a period of over 17 years, as an Assistant Clerk in the Vestry Offices, tendered his
resignation upon his appointment as Registrar of Births and Deaths for Rotherhithe, which was
accepted by the Vestry on the 3rd June, 1891.
Mr. James Day has been appointed Junior Assistant Clerk in the Vestry Offices.
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. |
| Amounts received from Rates | 737 | 3 | 7 | Interest on Loans | 103 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Amounts received from all other sources:— | Repayment of principal of Loans | 109 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Donations | 16 | 7 | 6 | Salaries of Officers | 154 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Interest on Deposit Account | 8 | 3 | 3 | Rates and Taxes | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 12 | 3 | Cleaning, Fuei, Lighting, &c. | 34 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 26 | 3 | 0 | Books, Newspapers, &c. | 103 | 18 | 3 | |||||||
| Bookbinding and repairing | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total Receipts | 763 | 6 | 7 | Stationery and Printing | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Total Balance in hand at commencement of year, as per financial statement to 25th March, 1890 | 1553 | 17 | 11 | Other Expenses:— | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 23 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 555 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Amount expended on erection of Building, not raised from Loan | 893 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Deduct amount unexpended, on Loan borrowed for fittings, &c. | 28 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 865 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1421 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Expenditure out of Loans:— | |||||||||||||
| Buildings | 528 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fittings, &c. | 311 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 840 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total Expenditure | 2261 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Balances at end of year:— | |||||||||||||
| In Treasurer's hands | 50 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| In Clerk's hands | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 56 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| £2317 | 4 | 6 | £2317 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||