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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]

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68 Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Commissioners of Public Baths and Wash-houses,

of St. Martin- in-the-Fields.

For the year ended31stDecember, 1885.

1885. RECEIPTS.£8.d.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£s.d.£s.d.
Jan. 1. Balance in the hands of the Bankers296183Boiler cleaning, &c.—Brookes and Cummins12100
„ „ late Clerk (Wages Account)7623Brooms, &c.—Cornish, M.1865
Coals—Rickett, Smith & Co.15526
Balance in the hands of the Superintendent1587Wican Coal & Iron Co.333140
aftft9l488166
1,638 1st Class Female Bathers (Warm) at 6d.40190Coke—Gas Light and Coke Co.173180
4,337 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, 2d36112Gas—Gas Light and Coke Co.1151511
97 1st „ „ (Cold) „ 3d.143Iron Goods—Addis & Co.3386
1,080 2nd ,, „ „ ,, 1d.4100Lightning Conductor—Bartholomew & Co.1500
19,142 1st Class Male Bathers (Warm) „ 6d.478116Linen Goods—Hailing, Pearce & Stone3146
33,809 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, 2d2811410Mangle and Repairs—Richmond, S. G.25166
614 1st „ „ (Cold) „ 3d7136Oilman's Goods—Kendall, J.4224
1,951 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, 1d827Painting, &c.—Kendall, R.2086
62,668859610Printing—Harrison & Sons9156
Rates, Taxes, and Insurance—
Cook, J., Poor Rates14ft9
35,212 Washers1 H9Q1 AQMarshall, T. W., Assessed Taxes11174
Soap SoldlyU&OA91U 1 9J KRoyal Exchange, Insurance100
Use of Extra TowelslXL! 8o 2Sun Fire Office do700
McLean, T., one year's rent of 18, Green Street (less Property Tax)1049103461
Bun Eire Office, for damage by fire.430°!Repairs, &c.—Hobson, J. D.15000
Rents—Florence, H. L., one year (less Property Tax) H.M. Commissioners of Woods, &c., one year (less Propertv Tax)82611
7800
160611
Soap—Gibbs, D. & W17130
Water—New River Co.18836
Salaries—
Murnane, G. W., Clerk (one year)2500
Jacques, Hv., Surveyor (one year)500
Weeklv Wages—3000
Superintendent and Matron10400
Engineer10400
Firemen11700
1st Class Male Attendant54120
2nd Class Male Attendants10600
Female Bath Attendants..4874
Laundry Attendants41144
%) Money Taker to Baths41120
Towel Washers2480
Extra Labour and Attendance6139
702175
Sundry persons under £5 each11210
Balance in the hands of the Bankers85139
„ „ „ late Clerk (Wages A/c)7623
,, ,, ,, Superintendent1988
18148
£2.462171£2,462171

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.