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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 Martin-in-the-Fields 1868
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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many instances, the landlords are obliged to employ
persons to cleanse them daily. Upon the whole I am
of opinion that all classes, even the very poorest, are
much more alive to their own interest in supporting
measures suggested for the maintenance of health;
and all are disposed to second our efforts in keeping
rooms and houses in a clean and decent state as a
means of good health to themselves and their
children.
LIONEL J. BEALE,
Medical Officer of Health.
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 528 | 2 | 5 | |||
| salaries. | ||||||
| One-third of Inspector's salary | 34 | 13 | 4 | |||
| „ Vestrykeeper and Messenger's ditto | 23 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 58 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Carried to Summary | £586 | 3 | 9 | |||
| SUMMARY. | ||||||
| £ | ||||||
| Amount chargeable upon " General Rate" | 10,669 | 0 | 6 | |||
| "Sewers' Rate" | 586 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Total | £11,255 | 4 | 3 | |||