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St James's 1886

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

Published
1887
Pages
158
Tables
77

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  • Page 39
    RATES were made by the Vestry during the year as follows:—
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    The following statement shows the amount of the rates and the collection thereof:—
    Poor Rate —£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.
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    Total amount expended, £147,449 7 4
    Under Control of Local Autbority.Not under control of Local Authority.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 41
    The following is a statement of the sums paid to Metropolitan and County Authorities from the rates of this Parish during each of the three preceding years:—
  • Page 41
    The following statement illustrates the enormous increase in the demands of the Metropolitan Board of Works and the School Board for London during the last ten years:—
    1877-81878-91879-801880-11881-21882-31883-41884-51885-61886-7
  • Page 50
    The following is a statement of the number of loads reported to have been removed from the parish during the year:—
  • Page 51
    The following is a statement of the extra men, horses, and carts, employed in clearing the streets and removing the snow:—
    Men.Horses & Carts.
  • Page 57
    Three Orders have been made by the Metropolitan Board of Works for re-numbering houses in streets in this Parish:—
    New name.Names abolished.No.of houses renumbered.
  • Page 75
    The cost incurred by the Vestry for the year, in respect of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, is as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 75
    Summonses have been taken out for the following offences:—
  • Page 77
    The following is a list of public urinals erected and maintained by the Vestry:—
    Situation.No. of Compartments.Situation.No. of Compartments.
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    The cost of maintaining the urinals daring the year is as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 93
    REPAIRS TO STREETS. The cost of the General Repairs, &c., to streets executed by men in the employ of your Vestry is as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    £S.d.
  • Page 95
    WOOD PAYING Has been laid in the following streets:—
    Name of Street.Part of Street Paved.Date when Paved.Area of Wood Paving in yards super.Cost per yard super.Previous Paving.Description of Paving and Name of Contractor.
  • Page 95
    REPAIRS TO WOOD PAVING. Laid in the Parish in former years were carried out as occasion required, and amount to—
    £s.d.
  • Page 96
    ASPHALTE. The undermentioned Streets have been pared with Asphalite during the Year:—
    Name of street.Part of street paved.Date when pavedarea of as phalte in yards super.Cost per yard super.Pre vious paving.Credit for old pitching per yard.Description of paving and Name of ???.
  • Page 107
    Statement of Receipts and Expenditure, of the Sewers Metropoli- tan Consolidated and General Rates, and of the other Moneys applicable to the purposes of the Local Management Acts from the 25th day of March, 1836, to the 25th day of Mirth, 1887.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 109
    APPENDICES. A. PAVING.
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    B. CLEANSING.
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    c. WATERING.
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    APPENDICES. D. SEWERS.
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    E. LIGHTING.
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    F. VE9TRY HALL.
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    G. SANITARY.
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    APPENDICES. H. Atper SALARIES. annum. £
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    1. HORSES.
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    J. SUNDRIES.
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    APPENDICES. K. LOANS ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS.
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    EXPENDED.
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    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Outstanding Assets and Liabilitieson the 25th day of March, 1887.
    Asskets.£s.d.Liabilities.£s.d.
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  • Page 115
    ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. A Statement of Debts and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 2 5th day of March, 1887.
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    ? An Account of all Contracts entered into or Continued by the Vestry during the year ended the 25th March, 1887.
    Date of Contract.Name of Company or Party with whom Contract was made.Nature Works to be performed or Materials to be used or supplied.Amount or Price.
  • Page 118
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Balance Sheet of St. James's Dwellings Account, 31st December, 1886.
    Dr.Cr.Y.
    To Capital—£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of Accounts of the Commissioners for Public Baths and Wash-houses during the year ended 31stDecember 1886
    1886. RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.1886 PAYMENTS£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 121
    Statement of Accounts of the Governors and Directors of the Poor, for the year ended 25th March, 1887.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    1886.£s.d.1887.£s.d.
  • Page 122
    WESTMINSTER UNION. Statement of Accounts of the Guardians of the Poor for the Year ended Lady-day, 1887.
    RECEIPTSEXPENDITURE
    £s.d£s.d.
  • Page 123
    ARCHBISHOP TENISON'S SCHOOL. Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1886.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    1886£s.d.£8.d.1886.£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 124
    BURLINGTON SCHOOL. Statement of Accounts for the Year endrd 31st December, 1886.
    RECEIPTSPAYMENTs.£s.d.
    1886£s.d.1886
  • Page 125
    Statement of Accounts for the Year 1886.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 126
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Statement of Accounts of sundry Parochial Charities, for the year 1886.
    1886. RECEIPTS£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS£s.d.
  • Page 127
    KNIGHTSBRIDGE AND OTHERS' CHARITY
    1880. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS.£sd.
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    NEWTON AND BAGSHAWS CHARITT.
    1886. RECEIPTS£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS£s.d.
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    JACKSON'S CHARITY.
    1886. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    FORSTER'S BEQUEST.
    1886. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    • ATKINSON MORLEY'S WIDOWS' FUND.
    1886. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    PAYLER'S CHARITY.
    1886. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1886. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    SMITH'S CHARITY.
    1886. RECEIPTS.£sd.1886. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    LIST OF THE PAROCHIAL CHARITIES, &c.
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    BenefactorOBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.AMOUNT OF BEQUEST.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 144
    The following numbers of Deaths were registered at having occurred in St. James's during the year 1886:—
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    These facts for the last ton years are shown in the following table, but, until we have a new census, it is difficult to know what changes are taking place in the population of St. James's since the census of 1881:—
    Gross Morlality.Net Mortality.Death Rates.
  • Page 145
    The following Table of gross Mortality shows the periods of life in which the deaths have occurred in the last Seven years respectively.
    Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5Above 5 and uuder 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.Above 80.Total.
  • Page 146
    TABLE OF ZYMOTIC DEATHS FOR THE 25 YEARS— 1862-86 INCLUSIVE.
    1862186318641815186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188118851886
  • Page 147
    Table showing the Names and number of Zymotic and certain other deaths which occurred in each Quarter during the Year 1886.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole year.
  • Page 148
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES. WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending Mar. 31st , 1886.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James'sWorkhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 149
    PARISH OP ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending June 30th, 1886.
    CAUSES OF DEATHS.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 150
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES. WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept. 29, 1886.
    causes of death.St. James Westminster.Workhouse.Unnder 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 1 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.1All Ages
  • Page 151
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec. 26 th, 1886.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James. Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and tinder 40.Above 40 and under 60Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 152
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES. WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able II.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1886.
    Date.InitisisofName.Address.No. of Case.Sex.Age.Disease.Supposed Cause.If Removed.To where.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 153
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. TABLE III.—INSPECTORS' WORK DURING THE YEAR 1886.
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    PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER. • APPENDIX TO REPORT OP MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH. TABLE OF INSPECTORS' WORK—Continued.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First quarterSecond quarterthird quarterfor the quarterfor the whole year
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    ( PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.. TABLE OF INSPECTOR'S WORK— continued.
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    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1886.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterForth quarterfor the whole year
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    PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTER. APPENDIX TO REPORT OF PUBLIC ANALYST SHOWING THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR ANALYST DURING THE YEAR 1886.
    NUMBER OF ARTICLES OBTAINED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
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    Samples of Food submitted for Analysis for the Tear 1886.
    Data 1886.No.Artlela.REMARKS
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    Date 1886.No.ArticleREMARKS.