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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
Shoreditch 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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The following rates have been made by the Vestry for the year ending 25th March, 1865:
| Sewers Rate at 5d. in the pound for the year. | |||||||||||||
| Lighting Rate at 5d. ditto ditto | |||||||||||||
| General Rate at 14d. ditto ditto | |||||||||||||
| Main Drainage Rate at 3d. ditto | |||||||||||||
| Sewers Rate | Lighting Rate | General Rate | Main Drainage Rate | ||||||||||
| Midsummer | 1864 | 1204 | 6 | 2 | 2408 | 12 | 4 | 4817 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Michaelmas | 1864 | 2445 | 10 | 10 | 1222 | 15 | 5 | 3668 | 6 | 3 | 2445 | 10 | 10 |
| Christmas | 1864 | 1230 | 5 | 10 | 1230 | 5 | 10 | 4921 | 3 | 4. | 1230 | 5 | 10 |
| Lady-day | 1865 | 1236 | 19 | 3 | 1236 | 19 | 3 | 3710 | 17 | 9 | 1236 | 19 | 3 |
| £6117 | 2 | 1 | 6098 | 12 | 10 | 17117 | 12 | 0 | 4912 | 15 | 11 | ||
Maintenance of the Roads, Streets, &c.
The extent of the Roads kept in repair by the Vestry is about 50 miles:—
Macadamized and Ballast 45 miles
Paved with Granite Cubes 5 miles
The materials used in the un-paved roads being Broken Granite,
Flints, and Ballast.
The Main Drainage account for the year ending the 25th day of March, 1865, is as follows:
| Dr. | Cr. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance in hand on the 25th March, 1864 | 2865 | 12 | 7 | Paid Metropolitan Board | 3322 | 3 | 0 |
| „ Collectors Poundage | 113 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Rate to Michaelmas, 1864 | 1682 | 7 | 2 | Loan re-paid | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Christmas „ | 1964 | 11 | 7 | Paid Sundries | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| „ Lady-day 1865 | 1394 | 18 | 11 | Balance 25th March, 1865 | 4203 | 6 | 11 |
| £7907 | 10 | 3 | £7907 | 10 | 3 | ||