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Rotherhithe 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Baths and Wash-houses.
At a meeting of the Vestry held 7th November, 1898, Messrs. Francis Thomas Talbot,
Robert Wallace Moss and Edward James Talbot were elected Commissioners for Public Baths
and Wash-houses for this Parish for the ensuing three years, and Messrs. Charles Jollands
Thompson and John David Hawkins were elected Auditors of the Commissioners' Accounts for
one year.
The names of the Commissioners are as follows, viz.:—Messrs. Thomas William Clarke
(Chairman), Ralph Westall Walker (Vice-Chairman), Robert Leishman Stuart, Samuel
Brownfield, Francis Thomas Talbot, Robert Wallace Moss, and Edward James Talbot.
The following is a copy of the Commissioners' Balance Sheet for the year ending
25th March, 1894:—
Receipts and Expenditure, SMITH'S CHARITY (1642).
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| To Balance | 0 | 0 | 1 | By 158 Doles of 5s. | 38 | 5 | 0 |
| „ Amount received from Trustees | 40 | 0 | 0 | „ Printing, &c. | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| „ Balance | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| £40 | 0 | 1 | £40 | 0 | 1 | ||
| To Balance | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
HILL AND BELL'S CHARITY (1613).
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| To Balance | 6 | 0 | 0 | By purchase of Boots for Poor Scholars at Parish Schools | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Moiety for 1893 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ,, Balance | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| £9 | 0 | 0 | £9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| To Balance in Churchwardens' hands | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Receipts and Expenditure, BENNET'S CHARITY (1620),
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Amount from Poor Rate | £9 | 0 | 0 | By Churchwardens and Overseers, 180 1/- Tickets | £9 | 0 | 0 |
Receipts and Expenditure,
EMBLETON AND HORNCASTLE'S CHARITIES (1811).
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| To Dividends, per the Rector | 4 | 12 | 4 | By 47 poor persons' Gifts at 2s. each | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| „ Donations | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| £4 | 14 | 0 | £4 | 14 | 0 | ||