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Shoreditch 1868

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

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Vinegar Ground.—The whole of the footways relaid with old stone at
a cost of £40 19s. l0d.
Reform Place.—The footways repaved with new 24-inch York at a
cost of £24 11s. 7d.
Castle Street.—The carriageway relaid at a cost of £13 2s. 0d.
The Surveyor has under his control two Foremen, one for the
Eastern district, and one for the Western district of the Parish, and it
is their duty to superintend the repair and maintenance of the roads
and footways, to see that the watering is properly done, and to report
to the Surveyor and Paving, &c., Committee, all matters relating to
such roads, footways, &c., from time to time.
The number of laborers employed by the Surveyor on the roads is
thirteen, and they have to attend to the general repair and maintenance
of the roads throughout the Parish.
The Surveyor has also two Masons with a laborer each, for the repair
of the footway pavements, and in most cases to repair the pavement
after trenches have been opened by Companies or Contractors.
There are also three paviors and five laborers for the repair of the
carriageways, crossings, channels, &c., in the parish.
There is one man employed to cleanse the Urinals (17) belonging to
the Vestry. (This man has been placed under the control of the
Sanitary Committee.)
The Surveyor has three men employed in flushing the Sewers in the
Parish, also a laborer generally employed on sewers work.
Cleansing and Dusting the Parish.
The whole of the Parish has been cleansed, the dust removed and
the gullies cleansed by Mr. C. T. Parsons, of Shadwell Dock Wharf,
Lower Shadwell (under a contract) for a sum of £3980.
The number of gullies now required to be cleansed by the Contractor
is as under.
East Division 983
West Division 1088
2071

The following is a Statement of the Expenses incurred in the Erection of the Building:

Amount borrowed of the Mutual Life AssuranceAmount paid for the Land in Old Street Road for the site for erection of
Society*2800000
Interest received on suchHall742500
Loan335192Amount paid to the Trus
Kents received3200tees of Fuller's Hospital,
being in lieu of house ac
Sale of old Materials15000commodation for inmates13480
Amount received from theMr. Perry, builder2242500
Metropolitan Board,being
the purchase money forMr. C. A. Long, architect1197118
the Fire Brigade Station155000Clerk of the Works38400
Loan from Sewers Rate250000Charity Trustees expenses2143
Insurance20126Laying Foundation Stone17450
Carpenters work, Hoarding-53192
Interest on money borrowed
of the Treasurer16170
Rates and Taxes15148
Stationery142
Expense of Sub-Committees3120
Law expenses†269410
Gas Fittings938131
Balance overspent at theInsurance20126
closing of this account.555113Furnishing Offices62167
£33144211£33144211