Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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VESTRY OF SAINT MARY, ISLINGTON.
Statement of the Amount assessed on the Parish of St. Mary, Islington, for one year ending 25th March, 1893, for Poor Rates and Vestry Rates,
together with previous arrears; also the loss for the same period, and amounts paid to Collectors for commission.
Collecting
District.
Ward.
Collector.
Number
of
Assessments.
Total Amount
of .Arrears
on 25th March
1892.
Amount of Books
for four Quarters.
Total Amount
to be Collected.
Collected to Audit,
25th March, 1893.
Commission
to
Landlords.
1. Excused.
2. Runs.
Total of Loss
as per two
preceding
columns.
Reduced Assessments
and
Allowances for
half-quarters.
Empties.
Total Amount
of Arrears
on 25th March
1893.
Amounts paid to
Collectors for
Commission for
four quarters.
£
s.
d
£
s.
d.
£
(/.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
d.
1
Upper Hoi-loway
Mr. Chisnell
3,427
20
15
0
35,266
12
1
35
287
7
1
33,150
4
5
33
18
11
22
10
10¾
125
4
3¾
147
15
2½
217
7
0¼
1,719
16
2¼
18
5
4
321
19
2
Lower Holloway
„ warr
3,586
6
6
3
33,011
14
3
33
018
0
6
31,836
6
7
152
16
2
13
18
4
42
19
7¾
56
17
11¾
137
19
2½
813
13
10¾
20
6
8
320
2
3
Highbury
„ Lawrence
3,411
24
0
0
38,644
19
2½.
38
668
19
2½
36,104
6
7¼
14
19
8
49
17
0
120
9
3½
170
6
3½
122
7
6½
2,225
3
1¼
31
16
0
315
13
4
Thorn hill
„ Ager
3,891
1
10
0
33,110
12
2¼
33
112
2
2¼
31,991
7
9
294
7
6
90
19
2¼
57
14
8¼
148
13
10½
120
2
10
555
12
10¾
1
17
4
320
10
5
Barnsbury
„ Baker
3,393
10
1
3
28,505
5
3½
28
515
6
6½
27,569
6
11
107
15
2
106
11
7¾
95
4
8¼
201
10
4
154
11
10¾
467
12
8¼
14
3
6½
315
14
6
St. Mary's
„ Tucker
3,891
26
6
3
42,766
2
5¼
42
792
8
8¼
40,454
9
5
261
4
5
116
9
7
108
1
5¾
224
11
0¾
181
16
5½
1,632
8
8
37
18
8
322
11
0
7
Canonbury
„ Moffat
3,637
36
0
0
28,814
3
1
26
850
3
1
27,540
7
7¼
231
5
4
62
13
1¾
134
5
8
196
18
9¾
142
5
11½
705
19
3½
33
6
0½
Davis.
79
15
8
St. Peter's
„ Purdy
4,597
22
18
9
34,418
7
1½
34
441
5
10½
32,304
15
11
644
14
10
111
0
9½
118
9
6¼
229
10
3¾
137
3
7½
1,109
15
4¼
15
5
10
Moffat.
314
16
0
9
Highbury, Part of
„ Chamberlain
3,673
10
7
6
35,562
11
9½
35
572
19
3½
33,658
17
3¼
123
4
11
46
4
1
113
17
9¼
160
1
10¼
126
11
o½
1,482
0
2¼
22
4
0
325
11
10
Upper
Holloway
Part of
„ Camp
3,635
29
3
9
33,004
15
0½
33
033
18
9½
31,238
6
11
73
8
9
36
15
6¼
81
9
8¼
118
5
2½
175
15
3¾
1,401
0
11¾
27
1
7½
332
19
6
11
Upper
Holloway
Part of
„ Bust
3,411
13
12
6
28,297
10
2¼
26
311
2
¼
26,724
17
7
46
12
10
36
18
5
84
10
11¾
121
9
4¾
132
16
2¼
1,263
4
0¼
22
2
8
326
11
12
Upper
Holloway
and
Highbury
Parts of
„ McCann
3,393
13
17
6
25,577
19
11½
591
17
5½
24,504
7
9
123
12
9
85
16
11¾
53
18
4¼
139
15
4
125
9
8
689
10
7½
9
1
4
260
13
4
Public Companies
Cashier Clerk
66
....
42,356
10
3¾
42
356
10
3¼
42,338
14
3½
...
....
17
16
0
...
Totals
44,011
214
18
9
439,337
2
11¼
439
552
1
8¼
419,416
9
0¾
2,10
8
3
779
15
7
1,136
6
l
1,916
1
8
1.774
6
9
14,065
17
11
271
5
0½
3,714
0
s. d.
The Rates levied during the Year were—Poor 2 10.}
Vestry 2 3-J
5 2}
Number of Assessments at Lady Day, 1892 43,541
Assessments added during the Year 470
Total number of Assessments at Lady Day, 1893 ... ... 44,011 B
Rateable Value at Lady Day, 1892 ... ... ... ... 1,704,398
Reductions on Appeals to Court of Quarter Sessions ... 27 730
1,676,668
Added during the Year ... ... . . 23 883
Rateable Value at Lady Day, 1893 ... ... ... ... 7Q0 551
A I he average number of empty housb Number of Assessments in Blocks of Industrial Dwellings included in
this total is 2,461.
JOHN H. MOTE,
Chairman of the Finance Committee.
Vestry Hall, Upper Street,
April, 1893.
arthur towers,
Accountant to the Vestry.