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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110
APPENDICES.
A.
RATES ACCOUNT.
Sewers.
Metropolitan
Consolidated.
General
Rates.
Total.
Amount of Rate at 2s. 4d.
in the £, made 20th
April, 1888
5.755
6
2
23,021
4
8
51,797
15
6
80,574
6
4
Arrears of former Rates
78
18
4
315
13
6
710
5
6¾
1,104
17
4¾
Rates on Property Assessed
during the year
57
8
3
229
13
0
516
14
3
803
15
6
5,891
12
9
23,566
11
2
53,024
15
3¾
82.482
19
2¾
* Collected during the year
5,699
15
3
22,799
0
11½
51,297
17
24
79,796
13
6½
Empty Houses and Losses
142
18
7½
571
14
5½
1,286
7
7
2,001
0
8
Arrears carried forward ...
48
18
11
195
15
8¾
440
10
4
685
5
0¼
£
5,891
12
94
23,566
11
2¾ 53,024
15
2½
82,482
19
2¾
* The Amount of Rates paid to the Treasurer during the year was £79,796 13s. 5d.
B.
PAVING.
£
s.
d.
French Aspbalte Company, Paving with Asphalte Greal
Marlborough Street and other streets
3.952
1
7
Ditto, Repairs to Asphalte Paving, &c.
482
6
0
Improved Wood Pavement Company, Balance of Contract for
Paving Regent Street with Wood
1,564
7
0
Ditto, Repairs to Wood Paving, &c.
32
11
11
J. Mowlem & Co., York Stone, Granite, &c.
1,193
3
6
Ditto, Alterations in Beak Street
124
9
0
Ditto, Paving with Wood Little Argyll Street and other
places
1,014
18
9
Muldoon Bros., Lime and Cement
11
9
4
Wilkes' Metallic Paving Company, Repairs
5
15
8
Cartage and Horse Hire
290
18
7
Guard Posts for Refuges
13
10
0
Ballast
163
3
4
Wood Blocks
145
0
2
Bricks, Lime, Cement. &e.
63
18
2
Workmen's Tools
1
4
6
Works Wages
1,758
19
8
Ballasting Wages
16
11
8
£10,834
8
10