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St George (Southwark) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Report of the Overseers
OF THE POOR
OF THE PARISH OF ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARD
For the Year Ended 25th March, 1900.
The Overseers submit the following report on their work for the
year ended 25th March, 1900:—
RATES.
The rates levied during the past year are as follows :
| Date Rate made. | Poor. | General. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| 12th April, 1899 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14th October (half-year to 25th March, 1900) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
The rates for the seven years 1893-1900 were as follows:—
| Poor Rate. | General Rate (including Sewers Rate). | Total for the Year. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1893—4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1894—5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1895—6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1896—7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1897—8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1898—9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1899- 1900 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
With a view to showing the effect of the Police Precept on the
Hate during the period above named, the following statement of the
amount of the precepts received from the Chief Commissioner of
Police during the period above named is inserted.