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Shoreditch 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR.
SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.
Gentlemen,
Appended is a summary of the work carried out under the
superintendance of this department for the year ending 25th March, 1872.
watering the roads, streets, &c.
The parish was efficiently watered (under a contract) from 1st
March to 31st October, 1871, for a sum of £1020.
The cost of the water spread on the roads, &c. was
New River Company, 6,327,000 gallons £327 6 3
East London Water Company, 2,511,000
gallons 104 13 3
Total cost £1451 19s. 6d.
maintenance of roads, streets, &c.
The cost of keeping in repair the Mc Adam and Ballast roads
during the year was as follows :
2078 yds. cube, Broken Granite £1298 15 0
366 „ Flints 126 11 6
552 „ Ballast 103 10 0
There were ten laborers employed in repairing and spreading the
materials on the roads, &c., and the amount of wages paid them and
two foremen for the year was £555 10s. 2d., of which the different Gas
STATEMENT AND ACCOUNT
of all Monies received and expended during the year ending 25th March, 1872, under the “metropolis Local Management Act,” 18the and 19th Victoria, cap, 120.
| RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR | EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cash Balances in hands of Treasurer, 25th March, 1871. | Rata Collected. | Surveyor, Licenses, House Drains and Scaffolds. | Contributions to Sewers and paving | Hire of Town Hall | Gas and Water ???Repairing Trenches. | North London Railway Co. Lighting Arches. | Transfer from Consolidated Rate to close Account. | From Poor Rate on account of Loan repaid. | Fines recovered by Sanitary Inspec-tors, and from Contractor for neglected | Transfer from Mortgage Debt Fund to close Account. | Sale of Small-Pox Hospital. | Balance of Receipts by Clerk, re Small-Pox Hospital. | Other small Incidental Receipts. | TOTALS. | Assessments by Metropolitan Board of Works. | Works. | Charges on Establishment. | Repayment of Loans and Interest. | Salaries of Officers. | Collectors' Poundage and Salaries. | Temporary Loan to Poor Rate. | Be Small-Pox Hospital. Expenses in connection therewith. | Law Expenses. | Cost of Land for widening Susannah Row. | Precept. London School Board. | Transfer to Sewers Rate to close Account. | Expenses at Sessions, and of Assessment Committee. | Transfer to General Rate, to close Account. | Other small Incidental payments. | Balances 25th March, 1872. | TOTALS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sewers Rate | 3316 | 2 | 5 | 3873 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1262 | 5 | 8 | 3500 | 0 | 0 | 12041 | 11 | 7 | Sewers Rate | 5884 | 12 | 11 | 906 | 15 | 6 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 733 | 15 | 0 | 773 | 15 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 3500 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 12041 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Rate | 1489 | 5 | 3 | 27995 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 698 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 31164 | 13 | 7 | General Rate | 15489 | 0 | 8 | 1173 | 17 | 0 | 7611 | 13 | 4 | 1192 | 15 | 0 | 540 | 5 | 4 | 1007 | 4 | 11 | 233 | 6 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 882 | 13 | 2 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 2620 | 17 | 8 | 31164 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Consoli- dated Rate | 1262 | 5 | 8 | 1262 | 5 | 8 | Metropolitan Consoli dated Rate | 1262 | 5 | 8 | 1262 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Sewer Fund | 320 | 0 | y | 320 | 0 | 9 | New Sewers Fund | 235 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 320 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage Debt Sink- ing Fund | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 | Mortgage Debt Sink- ing Fund | 6884 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | £6393 | 5 | 10 | 31868 | 0 | 8 | 119 | 17 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 698 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 1262 | 5 | 8 | 3500 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 44794 | 3 | 4 | Totals | £5884 | 12 | 11 | 16631 | 5 | 0 | 1267 | 16 | 0 | 8345 | 8 | 4 | 1966 | 10 | 0 | 583 | 7 | 2 | 3500 | 0 | 0 | 1007 | 4 | 11 | 233 | 6 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 882 | 13 | 2 | 1262 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 2811 | 1 | 11 | 44794 | 3 | 4 | ||
STATEMENT AND ACCOUNT
of all Arrears of Rates and other Monies owing to, and all debts and liabilities owing by the Vestry of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, on the 25th March, 1872.
| MONIES OWING TO THE VESTRY. | DEBTS AND LIABILITIES OWING BY THE VESTRY. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balances in hands of Treasurer, 25th March, 1872. | Balances in hands of Surveyor, 25th March, 1872. | Balances in hands of Vestry Clerk, 25th March, 1872. | Rates Uncollected. | Amount in Surveyor's hands, received for constructing outlets for drains, and erection of hoards. | Amount in Surveyor's hands, received for Coal-plate Stones. | Due from the several Gas and Water Copanies, for repairing reaches. | Due from the North London Railway Company, for Lighting Arches. | Estimated value of Stone at Stone Yard. | TOTALS. | Accounts in Contract. | Accounts not in Contract. | Collectors' Poundage. | Precept from Metropolitan Board of Works one-fourth, due 25th March, 1872. | Charges on Establishment. | Balance of Account, paving Shepherdess Walk. | Transfer Loans. | TOTALS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Sewers Rate | 105 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6½ | 3492 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3629 | 0 | 10½ | Sewers Rate | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1136 | 7 | 3 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General Rate | 2620 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 9½ | 23 | 14 | 3½ | 8084 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1250 | 0 | 0 | 12198 | 14 | 1 | General Rate | 3365 | 15 | 4 | 796 | 15 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 4371 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||
| New Sewers Fund | 84 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 84 | 14 | 6 | New Sewers Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | £2811 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 3½ | 11577 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1250 | 0 | 0 | 15912 | 9 | 5½ | Totals | £3373 | 19 | 0 | 821 | 5 | 4 | 133 | 12 | 6 | 1136 | 7 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 6365 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Balance in fevor | 9547 | 5 | 4½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15912 | 9 | 5½ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||