London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Clerkenwell 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Rateable Value of Parish £369,311.
| £ | £ | ||||
| General Bates, amounting to 2s. 1 d. in the £ | 37019 | *|Making and Maintaining Public Roads, Streets and | £ | £ | |
| The sum raised as General Kates during the year to satisfy the Precepts of the School Board amounted to:£15,539. | |||||
| Paths, Scavenging and Watering the same, and Public Street Improvements, including Paving :— | |||||
| Lighting Rates, amounting to2d. in the £ | 2935 | The maintenance and repair of streets | 6000 | ||
| Sewers Rates (For Local Sewers under Sees. 158 and 161 of 18 and 19 Vic., c. 120) amounting to 1d. in the £ | 1482 | The cleansing and scavenging of streets | 5361 | 11361 | |
| Public Lighting and Works connected therewith | 3322 | ||||
| Other Rates, specifying them, and the Rate in the £ to which they severally amounted | 0 | Sewerage and Drainage Works | 1522 | ||
| *Removal of House Refuse | 3428 | ||||
| Public Buildings, other than those for which special headings are provided | 200 | ||||
| Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890—Part II Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Commons and Open Spaces | 306 | ||||
| Income from Real or Funded Property (including Rents, Profits of Property and Dividends) | 240 | ||||
| Other Public Works or Purposes, Specifying them- | |||||
| Sale of Real ok Funded Property | 0 | Public Convenience | 276 | ||
| Electric Lighting | 0 | Public Fountains | 0 | ||
| Private Works, Payments made to the Local Authority in respect thereof, including payments for work of private street paving and improvement and sewers connections, and for the removal of trade refuse, but excluding Payments by Companies and others for repair of Roads and Footpaths broken up by them | 660 | Sale of Food and Drugs Act | 135 | ||
| Notification of Disease—Fees for Medical Certificates | 144 | ||||
| Mortuaries and places for post-mortem examinations and inquests | 215 | ||||
| Disinfectants and Disinfection | 519 | ||||
| Artizans' Dwellings Acts, 1868 | 1 | 1303 | |||
| From the London County Council— | Private Works— | ||||
| In respect of Salaries of Medical Officers of Health | C | Private Street Improvement | 0 | ||
| ,, Main Roads under Sec. 11 (2) of the Local Government Act, 1888 | 0 | Other Private Works, including removal of trade refuse | 557 | ||
| Loans— | |||||
| „ Main Roads under Sec. 11 (4) ,, | 0 | Principal repaid | 2527 | ||
| „ Main Roads under Sec. 11 (10) „ | 0 | Interest (including Income Tax thereon) | 580 | ||
| ,, Part cost of Local Govnmnt. Brd. enquiry | 1 | Payments to Sinking Fund during the year | 0 | 3107 | |
| ,, Contribution to St. James' churchyard - | 232 | ^Salaries, Remuneration, and Superannuation Allow | |||
| ,, Paving part of Rosebery Avenue | 115 | ances, including Salaries of Medical Officer of Healtl and Sanitary Inspectors | 2865 | ||
| Contributions from, or Payments by, other Local Authorities : — | |||||
| Other Establishment Charges | 784 | ||||
| From Metropolitan Asylums Board—Notification of disease, repayment of medical fees | 142 | Payments under Precept | |||
| To London School Board | 15539 | ||||
| Other Local Authorities, specifying them— | Other Contributions or Payments to Local Authorities. | o | |||
| St. Pancras Vestry | 24 | ||||
| Guardians of Holborn Union | 63 | Legal and Parliamentary Expenses | 565 | ||
| Holborn District Board of Works | 42 | 271 | Assessment Committee Expenses | ||
| Fines and Penalties | 155 | Election Expenses— | |||
| Fees | 208 | Vestry Elections | 0 | ||
| Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890—Part II.— | Election of School Board for London | 0 | |||
| 1 Rent of Property | 0 | Other Payments (Specifying them)— | |||
| 2 Sales of Property | 0 | Miscellaneous | 140 | ||
| 3 Other Receipts, specifying them | 0 | Total | £44999 | ||
| Other Receipts— | |||||
| Payments by Compnies nnd others for repairs of roads and footpaths broken up by them | 724 | ||||
| *†Expenditure connected with the reinstatement of Roads and Pathways broken up by Gas,Water and other similar Companies should be entered under this heading, and when practicable this expenditure should be shown separately. If the whole cost of Dust Removal, and other Scavenging is included in one account, and the amount for each purpose cannot be exactly given, an approximate estimate will be sufficient. †Note.—Where Salaries or Wages are paid exclusively in respect of any of the Works and purposes enumerated on this page, the amounts should be included in the expenditure on the Works and not in the item of Salaries. | |||||
| Other receipts in respect of highways | 0 | ||||
| Ashes, &c., from house refuse | 758 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 73 | ||||
| Total | £44873 | ||||