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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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WESTMINSTER UNION.
| RECEIPTS. | £ | s. | d. | EXPENDITURE. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To balance in hands of Treasurer at commencement of year | 5,355 | 3 | 7 | By Maintenance of Paupers, Workhouse, and Schools, Cost of Provisions, Clothing, Necessaries, Furniture, Building Repairs, and Establishment Charges | 18,594 | 19 | 8 |
| „ Parish of St. James— | |||||||
| From Poor Rates for General Purposes | 45,223 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| Ditto County Rates | 40,359 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| „ Pariah of St. Anne— | „ Maintenance of Lunatics in Asylums | 3,948 | 9 | 3 | |||
| From Poor Rates for General Purposes | 9,036 | 6 | 8 | „ Relief to Out-door Paupers | 1,063 | 7 | 3 |
| Ditto County Rates | 7,832 | 5 | 6 | „ Salaries, Superannuations, and Rations | 4,988 | 17 | 9 |
| „ Receipts from other sources— | „ Instalment of Workhouse Loan and Interest | 1,334 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Proceeds from Sale of Firewood | 208 | 11 | 1 | „ County and General Purposes Rates | 48,191 | 6 | 2 |
| From Relatives and Friends of Paupers, on account of Maintenance in Workhouse | 527 | 8 | 9 | „ Contributions to Central London Sick Asylum District | 5,018 | 0 | 0 |
| *Dividends on Consols | 16 | 7 | „ Contributions to Metropolitan Asylums District | 14,306 | 10 | 3 | |
| H.M. Treasury—Parliamentary Grant in aid of Salaries and Maintenance of Lunatics in Asylums, etc. | 7,081 | 11 | 4 | „ Contribution to Metropolitan Common Poor Fund | 14,968 | 1 | 6 |
| „ Balance in favour of the Guardians at end of Year | 5,228 | 19 | 0 | From other Unions and Parishes, for the Maintenance of Paupers in the Workhouse | 1,653 | 5 | 2 |
| Sundry other receipts | 4 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| £117,637 | 15 | 3 | £117,637 | 15 | 3 |
STATEMENT OF LOAN.
| Date. | Amount. | Period. | Rate of Interest. | Amount of fixed Annual Instalment. Principal and Interest combined. | Principal now outstanding. | Future payments in respect of Interest. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||||
| May 5th. 1871 | 21,733 | 30 years | 4½ per cent | 1,334 | 4 | 6 | 8,800 | 7 | 0 | 1,873 | 8 | 4 |