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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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the local rates, the following statement will be of interest to
ratepayers:—
Total amount expended. £129,613 1s. 0d.
Under control of Local
Authority.
Poor Rate:— £ s. d.
Expended by Guardians
of the Poor
in relief, &c. 23,809 7 1
Registration of
Voters, Printing,
Cost of Collection 1,752 0 2
General and Sewers
Rates:—
Paving, Scavenging,
Cleansing, &c.,
Local Sewers, and
Ad ministration
Expenses 22,769 11 2
£48,330 18 5
Not under control of Local
Authority.
Poor Rate:— £ s. d.
Metropolitan
Asylums District 11,701 5 8
Central London
Sick Asylum 2,329 7 6
Metropolitan Common
Poor Fund 8,137 1 4
Police 14,173 3 4
County & Lunatic
Asylums Rates 4,251 19 0
General Rate:—
Expenses of School
Board 22,328 0 2
Metropolitan Consolidated
Rate:—
Expenses of Metropolitan
Board of
Works 18,361 5 7
£81,282 2 7
The following statement shows the amount of the rates, and the collection thereof:-
| Poor Rate- | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of rate as levied | 56,648 | 0 | 0 |
| Arrears of former rates | 331 | 2 | 0 |
| Rates on property assessed during the year | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| £57,009 | 0 | 3 | |
| Collected | 54,030 | 0 | 5 |
| Loss from empty houses, &c. | 2,286 | 7 | 3 |
| Arrears at close of year | 692 | 12 | 7 |
| £57,009 | 0 | 3 | |
| Other Parochial Rates- | |||
| Amount of rates as levied | 65,145 | 4 | 0 |
| Arrears of former rates | 387 | 14 | 6 |
| Rates on property assessed during the year | 34 | 10 | 4 |
| £65,567 | 8 | 10 | |
| Collected | 62,154 | 1 | 4 |
| Loss from empty houses, &c. | 2,633 | 3 | 6 |
| Arrears at close of year | 780 | 4 | 0 |
| £65,567 | 8 | 10 |