Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 streets, watering carriageways,
administration expenses, precepts of the School
Board of London, and proportion of the Bridge
Expenses of the Metropolitan Board of Works
1
3
Sewers Rate, for the maintenance, repairing, 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
7
Total
3
10
The rates for the two previous years were 3s. 7d. and
3s. l0d. in the pound, respectively.
The following statement shows the amount of the rates
and the collection thereof:—
Poor Rate—
£
s.
d
Amount of rate as levied
64,568
19
1
Arrears of former rates
692
12
7
Rates on property assessed during the year
495
15
4
£65,757
7
0
Collected
61,660
l
i •
'
7
Loss from empty houses, &c.,
3,123
15
10
Arrears at cljse of year
973
9
7
£65,757
7
0
Other Parochial Rates—
Amount of rates as levied
64,568
19
1
Arrears of former rates
780
4
0
Rates on property assessed during the year
495
15
4
-
£65,844
18
5