Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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1885. RECEIPTS. | £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. | PAYMENTS. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
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Jan. 1. Balance in the hands of the Bankers | 296 | 18 | 3 | Boiler cleaning, &c.—Brookes and Cummins | 12 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
„ „ late Clerk (Wages Account) | 76 | 2 | 3 | Brooms, &c.—Cornish, M. | 18 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
Coals—Rickett, Smith & Co. | 155 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
Balance in the hands of the Superintendent | 15 | 8 | 7 | Wican Coal & Iron Co. | 333 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
aftft | 9 | l | 488 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
1,638 1st Class Female Bathers (Warm) at 6d. | 40 | 19 | 0 | Coke—Gas Light and Coke Co. | 173 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
4,337 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, 2d | 36 | 11 | 2 | Gas—Gas Light and Coke Co. | 115 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
97 1st „ „ (Cold) „ 3d. | 1 | 4 | 3 | Iron Goods—Addis & Co. | 33 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
1,080 2nd ,, „ „ ,, 1d. | 4 | 10 | 0 | Lightning Conductor—Bartholomew & Co. | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
19,142 1st Class Male Bathers (Warm) „ 6d. | 478 | 11 | 6 | Linen Goods—Hailing, Pearce & Stone | 31 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
33,809 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, 2d | 281 | 14 | 10 | Mangle and Repairs—Richmond, S. G. | 25 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
614 1st „ „ (Cold) „ 3d | 7 | 13 | 6 | Oilman's Goods—Kendall, J. | 42 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
1,951 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, 1d | 8 | 2 | 7 | Painting, &c.—Kendall, R. | 20 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
62,668 | 859 | 6 | 10 | Printing—Harrison & Sons | 9 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
Rates, Taxes, and Insurance— | |||||||||||||
Cook, J., Poor Rates | 14 | ft | 9 | ||||||||||
35,212 Washers | 1 H9Q | Q | Marshall, T. W., Assessed Taxes | 11 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
Soap Sold | 1U 1 9 | Royal Exchange, Insurance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Use of Extra Towels | l | Sun Fire Office do | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
McLean, T., one year's rent of 18, Green Street (less Property Tax) | 104 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
Bun Eire Office, for damage by fire. | 43 | 0 | °! | Repairs, &c.—Hobson, J. D. | 150 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Rents—Florence, H. L., one year (less Property Tax) H.M. Commissioners of Woods, &c., one year (less Propertv Tax) | 82 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
78 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
160 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||
Soap—Gibbs, D. & W | 17 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
Water—New River Co. | 188 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
Salaries— | |||||||||||||
Murnane, G. W., Clerk (one year) | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Jacques, Hv., Surveyor (one year) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Weeklv Wages— | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Superintendent and Matron | 104 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Engineer | 104 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Firemen | 117 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1st Class Male Attendant | 54 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
2nd Class Male Attendants | 106 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Female Bath Attendants.. | 48 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
Laundry Attendants | 41 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||
41 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
Towel Washers | 24 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
Extra Labour and Attendance | 61 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
702 | 17 | 5 | |||||||||||
Sundry persons under £5 each | 11 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
Balance in the hands of the Bankers | 85 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||
„ „ „ late Clerk (Wages A/c) | 76 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
,, ,, ,, Superintendent | 19 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
181 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
£2.462 | 17 | 1 | £2,462 | 17 | 1 |
Of the above 426 Deaths, 177 occurred in the
Charing Cross Hospital, and of this number who died
in that Institution, 139 were non-residents in the
Parish. In public institutions situate without the
Parish, 64 deaths of Parishioners occurred. Amongst
the tables will be found one giving details of these
64 deaths.
The Death-rate of the parish for the year 1885 was
19*3 per 1,000, slightly less than in the previous year.
Ratio of deaths to population, 1 in 51 7.