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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 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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NEW PAYING FUND.
The Vestry have also borrowed the sum of £60,000, for the purpose
of paving and re-paving the Carriageways in the Parish.
The following have been the Rates made by the Vestry for the year ending 25th March, 1868:
| Sewers Rate. | General Rate. | Main Drainage Rate. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midsummer, | 1867 | 2d 2718 | 1 | 10 | 5d 6795 | 7 | 1d 1359 | 0 | 11 | |
| Michaelmas, | 1d 1387 | 10 | 11 | 5d 6937 | 7 | 1d 1387 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Christmas, | 2d 3015 | 14 | 9 | 4d 6031 | 9 | 6 | 1d 1507 | 17 | 4½ | |
| Lady-day, | 1868 | 1d 1519 | 7 | 6½ | 5d 7596 | 17 | 8J | 1d 1519 | 7 | 6½ |
| £8640 | 15 | 0½ | £27361 | 6 | 4½ | £5773 | 16 | 9 | ||
The Main Drainage Rate account for the year ending the 25th day of March, 1868, is as follows :
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance in hand on the 25th March, 1867 | 4355 | 12 | 1 | Paid the Metropolitan Board Precept, dated | |||
| Rates collected and paid Treasurer to Midsummer, 1867 | 1294 | 6 | 1 | October, 1867 | 4825 | 11 | 0 |
| Collectors' Poundage | 102 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Ditto Michaelmas, ,, | 1309 | 15 | 9 | Balance in the Treasurer's hands, 25th Maroh, 1863 | 4738 | 5 | 9 |
| Ditto Christmas, „ | 1304 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Ditto Lady-day, 1868 | 1373 | 18 | 10 | ||||
| Interest for the year | 28 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| £9666 | 5 | 10 | £9666 | 5 | 10 |