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St James's 1895

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

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bathers is very satisfactory to note, the more so as the new
Bath is not wholly accountable for the increase. The
Laundry, however, again shows a falling off, and the Commissioners
attribute this to the continued diminution in the
residential population of the parish and the provision of
laundries in many new blocks of Dwellings for the working
classes.
The balance of Loan outstanding on the Baths at Ladyday
last amounted to £1,800, which is being reduced at the
rate of £300 per annum.
A list of the Public Baths and Washhouses Committee is
given on page 9.
ARCHBISHOP TENISON'S SCHOOL.
Three of the Trustees of Archbishop Tenison's United
Schools for the parishes of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and
St. James are elected by the Vestry. A vacancy occurred
during the year by the expiration of the term for which Mr.
James Malin had been elected, and was filled up by the
appointment of Mr. Harry Dawes.
A statement of the Accounts of the Schools for the year
1895 is given on page 127.
BURLINGTON SCHOOL.
This School is administered under a scheme established
by the Charity Commissioners in the year 1875, and two
of the Governors are elected by the Vestry. The present
representative Governors are Mr. F. H. Bingham and Mr.
J. B. Colwill.