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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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conviction, that, if these measures are properly observed, small-pox
will become extinct amongst us.
I am glad to observe that the Guardians have appointed a most
able and energetic officer whose sole duty is to take care that every
child bom in the Districts is properly vaccinated.
The following Precepts have been issued by this Board during Precepts the past year for raising the amount required to meet the estimated local expenditure:—
| date of precept | description of hate. | st. saviour. | christch'ch. | total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| 19 April, 1876 | Sewer Rate | 322 | 189 | |
| 1 Nov., 1876 | Ditto | 322 | 189 | |
| 644 | 378 | 1,022 | ||
| 19 April, 1876 | General Purposes Rate | 3,957 | 2,327 | |
| 1 Nov., 1876 | Ditto | 3,209 | 2,324 | |
| 7,166 | 4,651 | 11,817 | ||
| £12,839 |
There were 11 deaths from Violence in Christchurch, and 9 in St. Saviour's.
23 Inquests were held in Christchurch, and 14 in St. Saviour's.
Water Supply.
In ray Monthly Reports I have drawn your attention to the
Water supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall and Lambeth
Companies to this District.
I now quote Dr. Frankland, who states—"The deep-well water
distributed by the Kent Company continues to be distinguished
from the other supplies by containing a less proportion of organic
matter, and, on this account, is again taken as the standard for
comparison in the following table. Taking the amount of organic
elements (organic carbon and organic nitrogen) found in it during
the past year as unity, the maximum, minimum, and average pro-
In compliance with Orders made by the Metropolitan Board of Works, the School Board for London, and the Returning Officer of the School Board, the following Precepts have also been issued to the Overseers, viz.:—
| date of precept | description of rate. | st. saviour. | christch'ch. | TOTAL. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb., 1877 | Metropolitan Consolidated Rate for the year 1877 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 3,891 | 19 | 9 | 1,613 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 5,505 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON AND RETURNING OFFICER. | ||||||||||
| date of precept | description of rate. | st. saviour. | christch'ch. | total. | ||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 21 Mar., 1877 | Education Rate for the year 1877 | 4,205 | 7 | 8 | 1,744 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Proportion of Expenses of last School Board Election | 72 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 4 | ||||
| 4,278 | 7 | 1 | 1,774 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| 6,052 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||