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St Mary (Islington) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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SEWERS RATE.
The amount required to defray the expenses connected with the sewerage
of the Parish is £2,786. To meet this a Kate of Ad. in the £ will be necessary.
This is the same as for the corresponding period of last year, but is an increase
of £d. upon the current Rate.
The following Statement gives the proportions of the Rate under the
several heads of Expenditure, and also shews the amount required for Vestry
purposes, and that for expenditure over which the Vestry has no control. From
this it will be seen that, although the total Rate required for the six months
ending Lady-day next is an increase of 2½d. in the £ opon that raised for the
corresponding period of last year, the amount required for strictly Vestry
purposes is less by Id. in the £, the Rates necessary to meet expenditure over
which the Vestry exercises 110 control having increased by 3½d. in the £. It
will also be observed that out of a Rate of 2s. fid. in tho £, not more than 8d. in
the £ is actually disbursed by the Vestry.
The figures for the two previous half-years are given for purposes of comparison.
| Half-year ending Lady-Day, 1891. | Half-year ending Michaelmas, 1890. | Half-year ending Lady-Day, 1890. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| d. | d. | d. | |
| Expenditure over which the Vestry has control- | |||
| Lighting | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Highways | 3.70 | 3.86 | 4.l5 |
| Dusting and Slopping | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.77 |
| Sanitary | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.26 |
| General | 0.85 | 1.00 | 1.46 |
| Sewers | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| 7.98 | 7.64 | 9.14 | |
| Expenditure over which the Vestry has no control- | |||
| Board of Guardians | 6.41 | 7.25 | 5.23 |
| County Council | 6.97 | 7.18 | 5.55 |
| Metropolitan Police | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| School Board | 6.00 | 5.47 | 4.93 |
| Bath and Washhouses | Nil | 0.31 | Nil |
| 22.02 | 22.86 | 18.30 | |
| Total Rates for the Half-year | 2s. 6d. | 2s. 6.½d. | 2s. 3½d. |
ARTHUR TOWERS,
Accountant to the Vestry.