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St James's 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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CONTENTS.
I.—PUBLIC HEALTH.
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General Report for the year 1889 179
Notes on the Notification of Diseases Act 182
Appendix of Tables.
1. Causes of Death 188
2. Cases of Zymotic Disease 192
3. Sanitary Inspectors' Work 199
4. Summary of Sanitary Inspectors Work 202
5. Underground Rooms cleared of Occupants 203
II.—PUBLIC ANALYSIS.
1. Report upon Articles Analyzed during year 1888 204
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| Benefactor. | OBJECT. | By whom Administered. | Annual Income | SOURCE OP INCOME. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |||||
| 12 | Atkinson Morley. 1850. | To be divided yearly, in equal shares and proportions, between 10 Widows of Tradesmen, who at their respective deaths were Parishioners of the Parish, and had been respectively rated to the poor at not less than £20 per annum. | The Rector for the time being ; the Trustees of the Will; and Six Inhabitants of the Parish. | 75 | 10 | 8 | £2,746 19s. 2d. Consols. The amount of the legacy was £3.000 ; it was reduced by payment of duty to £2,700. |
| £ | s. | ||||||
| 13 | James Payler. 1853. | To be divided equally between 20 poor deserving Persons resident in the Parish. | The Rector and Churchwardens for the time being. | 27 | 19 | 8 | £1,017 16s. 2d. Consols. |
| £ | |||||||
| 14 | Charles Smith. 1869. | To be divided annually at Christmas amongst the Poor of the Parish. | Rector for the time being. | 2 | 13 | 0 | £96 15s. 3d. Consols. |
| £ | |||||||
| 15 | St. James' Scholarship Fund. | To be divided equally between the Tenison and Burlington Schools. | Rector and Churchwardens. | 28 | 15 | 1 | £1,045 15s. 0d. Consols. Part of the purchase money of St. James's Chapel and Burial Ground, Hampstead Road, sold under a special Act of 1869. |
| £ | |||||||
| 10 | St. Martin's Almshouse and Pension Charity. | Almshouses and Pensions, for which persons of good character who have been resident in St. James's for five years or more, and have not received parochial relief, are eligible. | Trustees under a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners, dated 21st September, 1886. | (Approximate) | Houses inCockspur Street Drury Lane, High Holborn, and Blackfriars Road; Funded Property, and Rent charges | ||
| 3,500 | 0 | 0 | |||||