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St Mary (Islington) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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ACREAGE AND POPULATION.
The area of Islington, usually assumed to be 3,107 statute acres, is
stated by the recent Census returns to be 3,109 statute acres.
VESTRY AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
| The number of Meetings during the year have been:— | |
| 31 | |
| Assessment Committee | 20 |
| Assessors | 21 |
| Excuse Committee | 4 |
| Finance Committee | 66 |
| General Purposes Committee | 36 |
| Public Health Committee | 59 |
| Works Committee | 56 |
| „ Northern District Sub-Committee | 23 |
| ,, South Eastern „ „ | 26 |
| „ „ Western „ „ | 24 |
| ,, Horse and Depot Sub-Committee | 51 |
| Special Committees | 28 |
| Total | 445 |
CENSUS RETURNS FOR 1891.
| The following interesting details relating to the parish are taken from these returns, which have only recently been published :— | ||
| Inhabited houses | 34,046 — | 37,875 |
| Uninhabited houses | 1,944 — | 1,656 |
| Building | 563 — | 237 |
| Acreage—Land, 3096'1; Water, 13 2; Total, 31093. Rateable value, £1,643,664. | ||
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