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Rotherhithe 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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(c) Certificates- None.
(d) Marking—None
(e) Overcrowding—None.
(f) Separation of sexes—None.
(g) Cleanliness and Ventilation—None.
(h) Painting—Two.
(i) Provision of Water cask—One.
(j) Removal of Bilge Water—Three.
(k) Notification of Infectious Disease—None.
(l) Admittance of Inspector—None.
(4) No legal proceedings were taken.
(5) No other steps were taken to secure compliance with the Acts and Regulations as
regards infringements.
(6) No cases of Infectious Disease occurred.
(7) No boats were detained for cleansing and disinfection.
(8) Twenty-one Boats were on the Register.
(9) No Boats registered in 1894—One fresh registration occurred owing to structural
alterations.
Dated this Thirtieth day of January, 1895.
(Signed) JAMES J. STOKES,
Clerk to the Vestry.
Financial.
£6,365 has been paid off the loan of £6,700 borrowed in the year 1875, of the Atlas
Assurance Company, for paving the Carriageway of Plough Road and Rotherhithe Street
from Lavender Bridge eastward; leaving £335 to be repaid by one instalment of £335
at the rate of £3 15s. 0d. per cent, per annum.
£1,980 has been paid off the loan of £2,200 borrowed in the year 1876, of the Atlas
Assurance Company, for paving the Carriageway at Broadway, Paradise Street; also the
Carriageway, Church Street; leaving £220 to be repaid by two instalments of £110 on the
4th day of July in each year, with interest at the rate of £1 5s. 0d. per cent per annum.
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, 1894.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Inspector of Vestry. | Genuine (poor) | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Genuine | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | 20 per cent, of added water | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Genuine | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | 24 per cent, of added water | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Genuine | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | Do. | 10s. 6d. | |
| Do. | Do. | 4 deficient in cream | 10s. Gd. | |
| Do. | Do. | Genuine • | 10s. 6d. | |
| Total number of Samples analysed during the quarter, 13. | ||||