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St James's 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Amount in
the Pound.
s.
d.
General Rate for the lighting, maintenance,
repairing and cleansing of street watering
carriageways, administration expenses,
precepts of the School Board for London,
and proportion of the Bridge Expenses of
the Metropolitan Board of Works
1
5
Sewers Kate, for the maintenance, repair, and
cleansing of sewers vested in the Vestry
0
1
Metropolitan Consolidated Rate, for meeting
the precept of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, so far as relates to the Fire Brigade,
Main Drainage, Metropolitan Improvements,
and general expenses of the Board
0
6
Total
3
9
The following statement shows the amount of the rates and
the collection thereof:—
Poor Rate—
£
s.
d.
Amount of rate as levied
£58,636
2
3
Collected
56,404
12
7½
Loss from empty houses, &c.
1,538
13
0¾
Arrears at close of year
692
16
6¾
£58,636
2
3
Collected on arrears of former rates
£344
7
11½
Other Parochial Rates—
£
s.
d.
Amount of rates as levied
£67,012
14
0
Collected
64,454
10
1
Loss from empty houses, &c.
1,753
16
5
Arrears at close of year
804
7
6
£67,012
14
0
Collected on arrears of former rates
£985
0
1