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St James's 1888

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

Published
1889
Pages
169
Tables
97

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  • Page 10
    AND A RETURN OF THE ATTENDANCE OF VESTRYMEN AT MEETINGS OF THE VESTRY AND COMMITTEES FROM THE ELECTION IN MAY, 1888, TO THE 1 ST MAY, 1889.
    VestryFinance, &c, Committee.Sanitary, &c, Committee.Works, &c, Committee.Lighting Committee.-St. James's Dwellings Committee.Special Committees.Total.
    Possible.Actual.
  • Page 11
    Continued from previous page...
    Vestry.Finalce, &c., Com-mitt'e.Sanitary, & , Committee.Works, &c ,CommitterLighting CommitteeSt. Jamea's Dwelling Commitees.Special Committees.Total.
    Possible.Actual.
  • Page 25
    The loan which was borrowed for the erection of the building will be entirely liquidated two years hence, consequently, contingencies apart, it may reasonably be anticipated that the Baths will not require any further aid from the rates:—
    Receipts from Bathers and1886.1887.
  • Page 41
    The rates for each of the two previous years were 3s. l0d. and 3s. l1d. in the pound respectively. The following statement shows the amount of the rates and the collection thereof:—
    Poor Rate—£s.d.
  • Page 42
    Total amount expended, £143,781 10s. 8d.
    Under control of Local Authority.Not under Control of Local Authority.
    £s.a.£s.d.
  • Page 43
    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 :—
    1885-6.1886-7.1887-8.
    £s.d.£s.'.d.£s.d.
  • Page 43
    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:—
    I879-801880-11881-2l082-81883-41684-5i886-61806-71887-818
  • Page 51
    MEN.
    Regular Men.Odd Men.Boys.£s.d.
  • Page 52
    Cubic yards of snow shot in the
    Horses and Carts.River.Sewer.
  • Page 54
    lanterns were invited by public advertisement, and that of Messrs. Pontifex & Co., of Coleman Street, was accepted, the contract price being—
    Not less than 250, at per lantern.Not less than 500, at per lantern.
  • Page 68
    The following is a list of the articles purchased by the Inspector, and submitted to the Public Analyst, appointed by the Yestry, during the year :—
  • Page 69
    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 69
    SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS. Summonses have been taken out for the following offences :—
  • Page 72
    superstructure being entrusted to the undermentioned firms :—
    £s.d.
  • Page 72
    URINALS. The following is a list of public urinals erected and main tained by the Vestry :—
    Situation.No. of Compartments.Situation.No. of Compartments.
  • Page 73
    The cost of maintaining the Urinals during the year is as follows :—
    £s.d.
  • Page 73
    CAB RANKS. The following is a list of the Cab Ranks in this Parish authorised by the Commissioner of Police :—
    No. of Places.
  • Page 84
    A Treasury Minute of the 14th February, 1884, represented the following as the annual incomes attached to the properties proposed to be transferred:—
    £
  • Page 85
    In the year 1888, a statement was obtained from the Treasury showing the present capital value of the property originally belonging to Westminster Bridge and Battersea Park, and retained by the Government, to be as follows;—
    £
  • Page 92
    The following
    Voters.Votes.
  • Page 97
    One thousand two hundred and eighty-five openings have-been made by the Gas, Water and Hydraulic Power Companies and the Post Office. The areas disturbed being:—
  • Page 97
    The cost of the General Repairs, &c., to streets executed by men in the employ of your Vestry, is as follows:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 98
    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.
  • Page 99
    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.
  • Page 99
    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 100
    Laid in the Parish in former years, were carried out as occasion required, and amount to—
    £s.d.
  • Page 101
    ASPHALTE. The undermentioned Streets have been paved with Asphalte during the Year:—
    Name of Street.Part of Street Paved.Date when PavedArea of Asphalte in yards super.Cost per yard. super.Pre vious PavingCredit for old Pitching per yard super.Description of Paving and Name of Contractor.
  • Page 111
    ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Sewers, Metropolitan Consolidated, and General Hates, and of the other Moneys applicable to the purposes of the Local Management Acts from the, 25th day of March, 1888, to the 25th day of March, 1889.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE
    1888-89.£s.d.£s.d.1888-9. Appendix.£s.d.
  • Page 112
    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.£e.d.
  • Page 113
    A. RATES ACCOUNT.
    Sewers.Metropolitan Consolidated.General Rates.Total.
  • Page 113
    B. PAVING.
    £s.d.
  • Page 114
    C. CLEANSING,
  • Page 114
    D. STREET WATERING.
  • Page 114
    E. LOCAL SEWERS
  • Page 115
    APPENDICES. F. STREET LIGHTING.
  • Page 115
    H. SALARIES AND SUPERANNUATION ALLOWANCES.
    Annual Salary or Allowance at Lady-day, 1889.SALARIES.
  • Page 116
    APPENDICES. H. Salaries and Superannuation Allowances ( continued).
  • Page 116
    I. HORSES, PROVENDER, VETERINARY SURGEON, &c .
  • Page 117
    APPENDICES.
  • Page 118
    A Statement of Loans borrowed by the Vestry on security of the Rates, and Balance outstanding on the 25 th March, 1889.
    Date of Lean.From whom borrowed.Purpose of Loan.Amount of Loan.Rate of Interest.Period for which borrowed.Amount of Annual Instalment.Amount repaid.Balance outstanding.Date of Final Payments.
    ££££
  • Page 119
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Outstanding Asscsts and Liabilities ( other than loans ) on the 25th March, 1889.
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 120
    Continued from previous page...
    LIABILITIES.ASSETS.
    £s.d.&s.d.
  • Page 121
    An Account of alt Contracts entered into or continued by the Vestry during the year ended the 25 th March, 1889.
    Date of Contract.Name of Company or Party with whom Contract was made.Nature of Works to be performed or Materials to be used or supplied.Amount or Price.
  • Page 122 123
    Statement of Contracts ( continued ).
    Date of Contract.Name of Company or Party with whom Contract was made.Nature of Works to be performed or Materials to be used or supplied.Amount of Price.
  • Page 124
    ST. JAMES'S DWELLINGS. Income, Account for the year ended 31 st March, 1889.
    1888.£sd.1889.£s.d.
  • Page 125
    ST. JAMES'S DWELLINGS ACCOUNT. Balance Sheet , 31 st March, 1889.
    To Capital—£s.d.£s.d.By Income—£s.d.
  • Page 126
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER. Statement of Accounts of the Commissioners for public Baths and Washhouses during the year ended 31 st December, 1888.
    1888.RECEIPTS.£s.d.£s.d.1888.PAYMENTS£s. d£s.d.
  • Page 127
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER Statement of Accounts of the Governors and Directors of the Poor for the year ended 25 th March, 1889.
    receipts.expenditure.
    1888.£s.d.1889.£s.d.
  • Page 128
    Statement of Account of the Guardians of the Poor for the Year ended Lady-day , 1889.
    receipts.£s.d.expenditure.£s.d.
  • Page 128
    STATEMENT OF LOAN.
    Date.Amount.Period,Rate of Intere.it.Amount of fixed Annual Instalment. Principal and Interest combined.Principal now outstanding.Future payments in respect of Interest.
    ££s.d.££s.d.
  • Page 129
    ARCHBISHOP TENISON'S SCHOOL. Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1888.
    RECEIPTS.1888.£s.d.£s.d
    1888.£s.d.£s.d.By Masters' Salaries1,097148
  • Page 130
    BURLINGTON SCHOOL. Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31 st December, 1888.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    1888.£s.d.1888.£s.d.
  • Page 131
    CRAVEN PEST HOUSE CHARITY. Statement of Accounts for the Year 1888.
    £s.d.£s.d
  • Page 132
    PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER, Statement of Accounts of sundry Parochial Charities for the year 1888. OFFERTORY SCHOOL FUND.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1888 PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 133
    KNIGHTSBRIDGE AND OTHERS' CHARITY.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 133
    LE QUAINTER'S CHARITY.
    1888. RECEPPTS.£s.d.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 134 135
    NEWTON AND BAGSHAW'S CHARITY.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 134 135
    BRODER'S, PORTEUS', AND ANDREWES' CHARITY.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 136 137
    jackson's charity.
    1888. receipts.£s.d.1888. payments.&s.d.
  • Page 136 137
    forster's bequest.
    1888. receipts.£Bed.1888. payments.£s.d.
  • Page 138
    ATKINSON MOHLEY'S WIDOWS' FUND.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 138
    PAYLER'S CHARITY.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£sd.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 138
    SMITH'S CHARITY.
    1888. RECEIPTS.£s.d.1888. PAYMENTS.£s.d.
  • Page 139
    Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Trustees ???St. Martin-in-the-Fields Almshouse and Pension Charity, From the 1st January, to ??? 31st December , 1888.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    £.i.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 140
    Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Trustees of St, Martin-in-the-Fields Almshouses and Pension Charity. From, the lst January, to the 31.sr December, 1888.—Continued.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
  • Page 141
    LIST OF THE PAROCHIAL CHARITIES, Ac.
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 142
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom' Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OP INCOME.
  • Page 143
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 144
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 145
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.AMOUNT OF BEQUEST.
  • Page 146
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual IncomeSOURCE OP INCOME.
  • Page 147
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.| Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 148
    Continued from previous page...
    Benefactor.OBJECT.By whom Administered.Annual Income.SOURCE OF INCOME.
  • Page 151
    Appendix of Tables.
  • Page 154
    The following numbers of Deaths were registered as having occurred in St. James's during the year 1888 :—
  • Page 154
    for the last ten 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 Mortality.Net MortalityDeath Rates.
  • Page 155
    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 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.Above 80.Total.
  • Page 156
    TABLE OF ZYMOTIC DEATHS FOR THE 25 YEARS— 1864-88 INCLUSIVE.
    1864186518661867186818691870187118721873187418751876187718781879188018811882188318841885188618871888
  • Page 157
    Table showing the Names and number of Zymotic and certain other deaths which occurred in each Quarter of the Year 1888.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole year.
  • Page 158
    T able I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Mar. 31,1888.
    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 under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 159
    Table I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending June 30 th, 1888.
    causes of death.St. James's. 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 8080 a nd upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 160
    APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1888.
    causes of DEATHS.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year ofAge.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 161
    APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec. 31st, 1888.
    CAUSES Of DEATH.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of AgeAbove 1 and under 5.above 5 and uuder 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
  • Page 162
    T able I . —Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors durinq the year 1888.
    No.of CaseDate.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.Patient's Occupation.Parent's Occupation.Removed to.Re- covereoDiedRemarks.
  • Page 163
    Table II.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under the notice of the Sanitay Inspectors during the year 1888. Continued.
    No.of Case.Date.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.Patient's Occupation.Parent's OccupationRemoved to.Re-covereded.Remarks.
  • Page 164
    Table II.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1888. —Continued.
    No. of Cases.date.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.Patient's Occupation.Parent's Occupation.Removed toRecov ered,.Died.Remarks.
  • Page 165
    Table 11.— Cases of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1888. — Continued.
    No.of CaseDate.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.Patient's Occupation.Parent's Occupation.Removed to.RecoveredDied.Remarks.
  • Page 166
    Table II.— Cases of Fever. Smallpox, and Diphtheria, coming under the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1888. - Continued.
    Noofcase.Date.Address.Sex.Age.Diseases.ient's OccupationParent's Occupation.Removed toRecoveredDiedRemarks.
  • Page 167
    Table II.— Casts of Fever, Smallpox, and Diphtheria coming Uuder the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1888. — Continued.
    No.of Case.Date.Address.Sex.Age.Disease.Patient's Occupation.Parent's Occupation.Removed to.Re-eovredDied.Remarks.
  • Page 168
    TABLE III.—ABSTRACT OF WORKS DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR, 1888.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
  • Page 169
    TABLE III.—ABSTRACT OF WORKS DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1888. Continued.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For th whole year
  • Page 170
    TABLE IV.—SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1888.
    NUISANCES REMOVED OR ABATED.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year.
  • Page 171
    TABLE IV.—SUMMARY OF WORK BY INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES DURING THE YEAR 1888. Continued.
    nuisances behoved ob abated.First Quarter.Second QuarterThird Quarter.Fourth Quarter.For the whole year
  • Page 172
    Table V.— Underground Rooms or Cellars cleared of Occupants, under the 103rd Section of the Act 18 and 19 Victoria, cap. 120, up to end of year 1888.
  • Page -
    Samples of Food submitted for Examination during the Year 1888.
    Date 1888.No.Article.Quality.REMARKS.