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Rotherhithe 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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£1870 has been paid off the loan of £2200 borrowed in the year 1876 of the Atlas
Assurance Company, for paving the carriageway at Broadway, Paradise Street; also the carriageway,
Church Street, leaving £'830 to be repaid by three instalments of £110 on the 4th day of
July in each year, with interest at the rate of £4 5s. per cent, per annum.
£588 has been paid off the loan of £2100 borrowed in the year 1880, of the late Metropolitan
Board of Works, towards defraying the expenses of the purchase of the ground for the
improvements of Rotherhithe Street, at the Gas Works and at Carolina Wharf, leaving £1512 to
be repaid by 36 instalments of £42 each, on the 1st day of October in each year, with interes
at the rate of £3 15s. per annum.
£1200 has been paid off the loan of £2000 borrowed 15th November, 1881, from the late
Metropolitan Board of Works for the purpose of defraying the expense of paving the carriageway
and footway, Rotherhithe Street, at the Gas Works and Carolina Wharf, leaving £800 to be
repaid by eight annual instalments of £100, on the 31st day of October in each year, with
interest at the rate of £3 15s. per cent, per annum.
£900 has been paid off the loan of £1800 borrowed 6th November, 1883, from the late
Metropolitan Board of Works, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of paving Commercial
Dock Road, from the engineer's office, Surrey Commercial Docks, to the east corner of Elgar
Street, leaving £900 to be repaid by 10 annual instalments of £90 on the 1st day of October,
with interest at the rate of £3 10s. per cent, per annum.
£81 has been paid off the loan of £250 borrowed 21st July, 1885, of the late Metropolitan
Board of Works, towards defraying a portion of the expenses of the purchase of a house
No. 69, Abbeyfield Road, for the formation on the site thereof of a Passageway from the said
Abbeyiield Road to the wicket gate entrance to Southwark Park in Dilston Grove, leaving £169
to be repaid by 21 instalments (one of £9 and twenty of £8), on the first day of April in each
year, with interest at the rate of £3 10s. per cent, per annum.
£1400 has been paid off the loan of £4000 borrowed 7th October, 1886, of the late Metropolitan
Board of Works, towards defraying the expense of paving the carriageway, Rotherhithe New
Road, from Bush Road westward to the viaduct of the South Eastern Railway; also the

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 June, 1893.

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.
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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, 1893.

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.
MilkInspector of Vestry18 per cent, of added water10s. 6d.If these results are to be taken as a fair representation of the state of matters in the local milk supply it certainly appears to require more looking after.
do.do.14 per cent, of added water10s. 6d.
do.do.25 per cent, of added water10s. 6d.
do.do.Genuine10s. 6d.