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St James's 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Thames Bridges Act, 1869.
Elementary Education Act, 1870. The School Board
rate is now l1d. in the pound.
Local Government Act, 1888, which still further
equalizes the poor rate of London by requiring the
County Council to pay to the Guardians 4d. per
head per day for indoor paupers.
The Coal Dues, which realized £350,000 a year, were
allowed to lapse in 1889, and the deficiency is
made up by the rates, representing an addition of
nearly 3d. in the pound.
The policy of Parliament having been to create so many
new Metropolitan charges, it is not strange that the rates
should have considerably increased of late years.
For this Parish, however, the following would appear to be the result:—
| s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|
| County Council Rate, 1890-1 | 1 | 1¼ |
| Less—Payment to Guardians, equivalent to a rate of | 0 | 1¼ |
| 1 | 0 | |
| d. | ||
| Metropolitan Board of Works Rate 2½d. for three months to Lady-day, 1889, equal to, for the year | 10 | |
| County and Lunatic Asylum Rates | 1¼ | |
| 11¼ | ||
| d. | ||
| Increase | ||
So that in spite of an enormously increased consumption of
gas for street lighting, and the general adoption of wood
and asphalte paving, the local expenditure of the Parish in
1889 was absolutely less than in 186l.