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Shoreditch 1868

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

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AN ACCOUNT of the Sums levied by, or in respect of Rates levied by or under the Order of the Vestry of the above Parish, under the Act 18 and 19 Vict., c. 120, and the 21 and 22 Vic., c. 104, and of the Expenditure thereof, for year ending the 25th March, 1869.

RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.. d.£s.d.
General Rates27304152Repairs of Roads, Cleansing and Watering—
Repairs and Maintenance2023771
Sewers Bates5576163Cleansing468000
Main Drainage Bates53931510Watering1580193
38275732649864
On Account of Highways, Roads, Streets, &c.—Lighting, and Works connected therewith—
Licenses for Hoards98100Independent Gas Company, Public Lamps4277167
Chartered ditto ditto235176
Repairing over Trenches77176Gas for Town Hall10090
Contributions to Paving448LI5Do. Church Clock1000
Lighting under Arches3850Gas Engineer15150
13561311Repairs6190
Improvements, Interest, Private Works, &c.—4646170
Licenses, House Drains84169Sewerage and drainage Works-
Works done by Contractor374194
Interest22311Other works58136
Sale of Surplus Land15500095629
165708Metropolitan Board of Works-
Main Drainage Expenses4825110
General Expenses of Board37611811
858791
Salaries, &c.—
Salaries187816
Compensation3148
Liveries14961923158

During the paving of the Carriageway of the Curtain Road, there
were 135 cubic yards of material from that Road distributed
(where required) on the several Streets in the Parish.
Maintenance of the Roads, Streets, &c.
The extent of the Roads kept in repair by the Vestry is about
fifty miles.
Macadamized and Ballast 42 miles
Paved with Granite Cubes 8 ,,
The materials used in the unpaved Roads, being broken Granite, Flints,
and Ballast.