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St James's 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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CRAVEN PEST HOUSE CHARITY.
WESTMINSTER UNION.
Statement of Accounts of the Guardians of the Poor for the Year ended Lady-day, 1887.
| RECEIPTS | EXPENDITURE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | ||
| To balance in hands of Treasurer at commencement of year | 7,163 | 19 | 7 | By Maintenance of Paupers. Workhouse. and Schools, Cont of Provitriona, Clothing. Necenearies. Furniture, Building Repair*, and Establishment Charges | 9,638 | 4 | 11 |
| Parish of St. James— | |||||||
| From Poor Rates for General Purpose | 40,731 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Ditto County Rates | 8,615 | 12 | 7 | „ Maintenance of Lunatics in Asylums | 3,549 | 11 | 7 |
| „ Pariah of St. Anne— | Relief to out-door Paupers | 1,276 | 15 | 8 | |||
| From Poor Rates for General purposes | 6,957 | 1 | 4 | Salaries. Superannuations and Rations | 5,172 | 0 | 4 |
| Ditto County Rates | 627 | 15 | 8 | „ Instalment of Workhouse Loan and Interest | 1,334 | 4 | 5 |
| „Reeeipts from other source— | „ Rents and Rates | 1,551 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Proceeds from Saleof Firetrood | 262 | 0 | 0 | „ County and Lunatics Act Rates | 4,243 | 7 | 11 |
| From Relatives and Friends of Pauper*. on account of Maintenance in Workhouse ... | 516 | 7 | 5 | „ Contributions to Central London Sick Asylum District | 3,206 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividendson Consols. | 386 | 2 | 0 | ,, Contributions to Metropolitan Asylum District | 6,741 | 15 | 1 |
| H.M. Treasury—Parliamentary grant in aid of Salaries and Maintenance of Lunatics In Asylums | 1,827 | 11 | 1 | ,, Contribution to Metropolitan Common Poor Fund | 15.894 | 10 | 1 |
| „ Sundry other Expenditure | 944 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| „ Balance in favour of the Guardians at end of year | 9.,894 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| £63,446 | 7 | 11 | £68,448 | 7 | 11 | ||