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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 1894

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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Table: CHARITIES.

CHARITIES.

Name of Gift.Situation of Property.How Let.TenantAmount ofPrincipalGross Annual Income.How appropriated.REMARKS.
Bank of England Stock in Names of Trustees.???Court of ???haucery.
Bellow's GiftChurehstyleHse.,Cobhm.LeaseBlunt......250020/- to Churchwardens of Cobham for Bread to the Poor on Good Friday, and the remainder for Bread to Clerkenwell Poor on Sundays
P;eceof land, Cobham Piece of land, CobhamAt will Building leaseWoodbury Bradley500
for 80 years from Michaelmas, 18821200
Wood's GiftLate 36-7, Clerken-well Close......144655...39154Bread to the Poor at Lady-day and Michaelmas36-7, Clerkenwell Close, sold to School Board for London for the sum of £1,430
38-9, Clerkenwell CloseLease 21 years from 1886Moore......9000
Wiggles-worth's GiftLate"Sessions House" Hotel, Clerkenwell Green• • • •i i • •• • • •177132359.4Left for apprenticing poor children. Now devoted to educational purposes in the Parish, by order of the Master of the RollsSold to Metropolitan Board of Works under Streets Improvement Act, 1872. Stock sold in 1895 for £1,338 6s. 11d., and proceeds invested in ground rents in Credon Road and Verney Road, Bermondsey,increasing incom eto £50 17s. 6d. (proportion of £104)
Strode's GiftCockshute Farm, Malvern, consisting of 34 a 2r 34p. with buildings thereonLease 99 years from 29 th September, 1859J. Jones's Executors......25000£6 to the minister for a preparatory sermon, and the residue to the poor in sums of 5/- each[See Bennett's Gift below].
151592284...Proceeds of sale of portion of the Estate to the Worcester and
Stanhope's Gift............491603724Bread to the PoorHereford Railway Company Purchase money of house and premises in Silver Street, described as the "Blue Axe," Turn-mill Street
Spencer's Gift.........200000...5500Bread, coals and warm clothing to poor not receiving Parochial reliefTrustees of Stock, Messrs. G. B. Meyer, W. Davies, and F. G. Scheib
Robertson's Gift.........29050...7194To keep his vault in St. James' Churchyard in repair, residue to be distributed in sums of 5/-each to poor widowsTrustees of Stock, Rev. R. Maguire, D.D,, Messrs. G. B. Meyer, and J. J. Goode
Bennett'sGiftLate 106, St. John St..........8315443110In coals to the PoorSold to Metropolitan Board of Works under Streets Improvement Act, 1872. £1,336 10s. 3d. of the stock sold in 1895 for £1,396 13s. 1d., part purchase-money of ground rents in Credon Road and Verney Road, Ber-mond8ey, increasing income to £53 2s. 6d. (proportion of £104), £247 5s. 1d. remaining in Consols.—[See Wiggleworth's Gift above]
Sanderson's GiftLate 59, Turnmill St. and Lamb and Flag Ragged Schools.........577721076To the PoorSold to Met. Board of Works under Streets Improvement Act, 1872
Gardner's GiftFormerly two houses in Ray Street, Hockley in the Hole.........175170216820/- to Charity School and re-mainder to 20 poor widows on Shrove Tuesday
Heron's GiftPortion of ground rentf at West tlackney............7902To the PoorPaid by Cloth workers' Co.
Herbert'sGif£ Rent charge on a house and garden in Turn-mill Street............2 o120Bread to the PoorPaid by Girdlers' Company
Kytson's Gift Rent charge on Manor of Lackford, Suffolk............300Food, Raiment and ClothingPaid by Rev. J. Holden's Exors.