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St James's 1888

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

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Against this cash balance, however, there were, on the last
mentioned date, debts and liabilities properly chargeable to
income amounting to £10,82 0s. 6d. with assets (exclusive
of cash balance) estimated to realise £806 13s. 2d. leaving
a deficit of £1,876 19s. 11d. to be provided for in the present
year.
LOANS.
A statement of the loans now outstanding is given on
page 115.
RATEABLE VALUE.
The Assessment of the Parish, according to the valuation
list which came into force on the 6th of April, 1886, was as
follows:—
Gross value £831,835
Rateable value £694,201
Since the preparation of that list several properties have
been taken down, and a few houses which have been re-built
or altered have come into rating. The alterations in assessment
thus made increase the totals of the Valuation List to
the following amounts:—
Gross value £841,785
Rateable value £702,605
RATES
were made by the Vestry during the year as follows :—
Amount in
the Pound,
s. d.
Poor Rate (including, in addition to charges for the
Relief of the Poor, Police, County, and Lunatic
Rates, contributions to the Metropolitan Common
Poor Fund, and other general charges) ... 1 5