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St George (Southwark) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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POLICE PRECEPTS.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 5,790 | 18 | 4 |
| 1894 | 5,822 | 13 | 11 |
| 1895 | 5,823 | 17 | 10 |
| 1896 | 5,888 | 6 | 5 |
| 1897 | 5,964 | 6 | 11 |
| 1898 | 6,019 | 13 | 0 |
| 1899 | 6,144 | 2 | 7 |
| 1900 | 6,259 | 3 | 1 |
With regard to the General Hate, the amounts expended by the
Vestry have of late years been very much smaller than those
previously laid out, but the Vestry have to pay the School Board
Precept out of the General Bate.
The following table shows the increase in the School Board's
Precept from the year 1894 to 1900 to amount to close upon £5,000
per annum, or an increase of the Rate from 9¾d. to 1s. 2d. in the
pound per annum.
SCHOOL BOARD PRECEPTS.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year ending March 25th, 1894 | 11,820 | 0 | 2 |
| 1895 | 12,310 | 6 | 8 |
| 1896 | 13,738 | 17 | 3 |
| 1897 | 14,634 | 8 | 11 |
| 1898 | 14,749 | 2 | 7 |
| 1899 | 15,434 | 9 | 9 |
| 1900 | 16,810 | 13 | 3 |
ASSESSMENTS.
During the year the Assessments of 1,312 premises have been
under review by the Overseers. Of these, old assessments have been
altered representing a Gross Assessable Value of .£32,741 and Rateable
Value of £26,662, producing an increase of Gross Value of £ 1,529
and Rateable Value £1,373 on the previous assessments, while new
assessments to the extent of a Gross Assessable Value of £3,735 and
Rateable Value £3,093 have been added. The total increase in the
Gross and Rateable Value of the parish for the year is, therefore, Gross
,£5,264, Rateable £4,466.
DISORDERLY HOUSES.
The Board have during the past year actively proceeded with
the work of suppressing disorderly houses. Several houses have been