Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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5
VESTRY RATES.
The amount of the rateable value of the property in the Parish, as
assessed in the Rate Book on the quarter to Lady-day, 1869, was
£388,109.
The following have been the Rates made by the Vestry for the year
ending 25th March, 1869.
Sewers Rate.
General Rate.
Main Drainage Rate.
Midsummer,
1868
1d 1522 9
3
6d 9134 15 3
1d 1522 9 3
Michaelmas,
„
1d 1579 10
9
5d 7897 13 11
1d 1579 10 9
Christmas,
„
1d 1610 8
4
4d 6441 13 4
1d 1610 8 4
Lady-day,
1869
1d 1617 2
5
6d 9702 14 9
1d 1617 2 5
£6329 10
9
£33176 17 3
£6329 10 9
MAIN DRAINAGE KATE.
The Vestry, on the 7th day of April, 1868, made a Rate of 4d. in the
pound, to be collected in the four following quarters in equal proportions
of 1d. each quarter, for the purpose of paying the sum of £4,825 11s.,
being the amount of the precept issued by the Metropolitan Board of
Works, for the proportion to be paid by this Parish towards the expenses
of the Board, in regard to the works now being carried out for the
Main Drainage of the Metropolis, for the year ending 1st August, 1869.
The Main Drainage Rate account for the year ending the 25th day
of March, 1869, is as follows:
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Balance in hand on the
March, 1868
25th
4738
5
9
Paid the Metropolitan Board
Rates collected and
Treasurer
paid
Precept, dated
October, 1868
4825
11
0
to Midsummer,
1868
1337
8
3
Collectors' Poundage
114
11
5
Ditto Michaelmas,
„
1337
17
6
Balance in the Treasurer's
Ditto Christmas,
„
1376
19
10
hands, 25th March, 1869
5199
5
7
Ditto Lady-day,
1869
1341
10
3
Interest for the year,.
7
6
5
£
10139
8
0
£10139
8
0