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Shoreditch 1860

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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PARISH RATES.
The following Rates have been made by the Vestry for the Year
ending March 25th, 1861, viz.:
Sowers Rates at 6d. in the pound £6804 1 3
Lighting Rates at 4d. ,, 4537 7 7
General Rates at 1/3 „ 17184 14 5
£28526 3 3
SEWERS WORKS.
The Sewers and Drainage Works, that have been executed during
the year under the General Contract with Messrs. Wood, of Mile End
Road, (dated 2nd August, 1859), have amounted to the following
sums, viz.:
For the Quarter ended 24th June, 1860 704 10 6
Ditto 29th September, 1860 629 6 7
Ditto 25th December, 1860 500 6 0
Ditto 25th March, 1861 594 12 2
Total amount for the year. £2428 15 3
Payments made on account of Sewers Works—
Messrs. Wood, Contractors 2009 19 8
Mr. Barningham, Iron Founder 280 7 10
Mr. Barnes, Smith 17 00
Payments made to the Metropolitan Board
of Works, during the 25th March, 1861 1330 19 9
Salaries of Officers (one moiety) 857 10 0
Poundage paid the Collectors 125 6 11
£4621 4 2
The. amount received during the year and paid the Treasurer for
the House-Drains, authorized by the Vestry to be constructed at the
expense of the applicants, has amounted to £315 9 11.