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Shoreditch 1881

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

Published
1882
Pages
107
Tables
54

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  • Page 10
    ASSESSMENT.
    List in force—April, 1881.April, 1882.Increase.
  • Page 10
    The number of Assessments and the Rateable Value of each "Ward, omitting such of the Gas, Water, Railway and other Assesments, which are included in several Wards, are as follows:—
    Number of Assessments.Rateable Value.
  • Page 11
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 27
    COMPARATIVE ANALYSES.
    Genuine average Milk.Milk substitute diluted with three times its hulk of water, i.e., one part substitute made into four parts of Milk.
  • Page 30
    The Vestry of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch in Account with the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    Dr. Statement shewing Moiety of Receipt and Expenditure. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 31
    The Vestry of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in Account with the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    Dr. Total Receipt and Expenditure Account as per Audited Accounts of the Board. Cr.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page 32
    (In accordance with scheme of Charity Commissioners.)
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 33
    POOR—EIGHT PENCE; GENERAL—FIVE PENCE; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARSS.RATES TO MIDSUMMER-DAY, 1881.Carried forward to Michaelmas Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Lady-day Rates.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Midsummer.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Rate to Midsummer.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    ABcD
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.s.££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 33
    POOR—SEVEN PENCE; GENERAL—SIX PENCE; SEWERS—ONE PENNY.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATE TO MICHA E«L MAS-DAY, 1881.Carried forward to Christmas Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Midsummer Rate.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Michaelmas.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Bate to Michaelmas.
    No effects and
    ABCD
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 34
    POOR—SEVEN PENCE; GENERAL—SIX PENCE; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATE TO CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1881.Carried forward to Lady-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Michaelmas Rate.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Christmas.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 percent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Rate to Christmas.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    A.B
    £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.
  • Page 34
    POOR—SEVEN PENCE; GENERAL—SEVEN PENCE; SEWERS—ONE PENNY.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATE TO LADY-DAY, 1882.Carried forward to Midsummer Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Lady-day Rate.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Lady-day.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 percent.Excused.Losses by • Empties, &c.by Removals.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Rate to Lady-day.
    No Effects and
    ABCD
    £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.
  • Page 36
    A COPY of an Abstract Statement of the amount levied in respect of Poor Rates, and the Expenditure thereof, under the Order of the Vestry, for the half-year ending 29th September, 1881.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 37
    A COPY of an Abstract Statement of the amount levied in respect of Poor Rates, and the Expenditure thereof, under the Order of the Vestry, for the half-year ending 25th March, 1882
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 38
    SEWERS RATE. (Including Metropolitan Consolidated Rate.) Account in Abstract, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure, for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shorediich, for the year ended 25th March , 1882.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 39
    GENERAL RATE. Account in Abstract, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, for the year, ended 25th March , 1882.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 40 41
    GENERAL RATE — Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 42 43
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 44 45
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 46 47
    TRAMWAY PAVING FUND. Account shewing Receipts and Expenditure during the Year ended 25th March , 1882, for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d£s.d.
  • Page 48 49
    BURIAL BOARD. An Account of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year, ended 31st December, 1881, for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch,.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 50 51
    STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, on the 25th March. 1882.
    ASSETS.Liabilities.
    SEWERS RATE
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 52
    STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VESTRY IN RESPECT OF LOANS, ON THE 25th MARCH, 1882.
    No. of Loan.From whom Borrowed.Date when Borrowed.Purpose.Period.Amount.Rate of Interest per cent., and how payable.Repaid.Unpaid.
    £Half-yearly£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 53
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 25th day of June, 1881.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article 'to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be indentified by the Inspector, in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such Article, (if any.)Observations.
  • Page 54
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 29th day of September, 1881.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to be indentified by the Inspector, in lien of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any.)Observations.
  • Page 55
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 25th day of December, 1881.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcel containing the Article by which it is to he indentified by the Inspector, in lien of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis, specifying the nature and kind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any).Observations.
  • Page 56
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 25th day of March, 1882.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marked on the parcelcontaining the Article by which it is to be indentificd by the Inspector, in lieu of the name of the person from whom it was procured.Article received.Result of Analysis, specifying the nature and bind of foreign ingredients detected in such article (if any).Observations.
  • Page 59
    The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the cost of same, and other details:-
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water Cart and Water.Cost.Square Yards.Cost per yard
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 60
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water Cart and Water.Cost.Square Yards.Cost per yard
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 61
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steele, &c.Water Cart and Water.Cost.Square Yards.Cost per yard
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Siftings. &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 62
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water Cart and Water.Cost.Square Yards.Cost per yard
    Broken Grauite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Sittings, &e., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 63
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water Cart and Water.Cost.Square Yards.Cost per yard
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 64
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water Cart and Water.Cost.Square Yards.Cost per yard
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£S.d.
  • Page 70
    The following is a Summary of the Wages' Account for the past year—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 73
    TABLE I. Cost of New Works for the y tar, to March , 1882.
  • Page 74
    TABLE II. Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing, and Cleaning for the year to 31st March , 1882.
  • Page 74
    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meiers and Governors, Salaries and Petty Expenses for the Year to 31st March , 1882.
  • Page 75
    TABLE IV. Details of the Burning Hours per Lamp, and Saving in respect of Twilight for the Year.
    Quarter endingNumber of Burning Hours per QuarterAverage Number of Burning Hours per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
    Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.HoursMinutes.
  • Page 76
    TABLE V. Shewing the comparative cost of Gas, and the saving under the Old and New System.
    Quarter endingNumber of Hours charged for.Consumption per Hour charged,Consumption per Lamp per Quarter.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Bate per 1000-ft.£s.d.Saving.
    £s.d.
  • Page 77
    Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
    Lamps.s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 77
    TABLE VII. Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
  • Page 79
    The largest number of deaths was registered in Haggers tone District, in which is situate Shoreditch Infirmary.
    Population.Deaths.Average per 1,000.
  • Page 82
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. TABLE OF DEATHS.
    DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1882.DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE TEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1882.DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Grand Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New Town.Hoxton Old Town.Haggerston.Total.CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Grand Total.Holywell.St. LeonardHoxton New Town.Hoxton Old Town.Haggerston.Total.
    Under 11 to 22 to 66 to 1615 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsUnder 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards
  • Page 92
    The number of applications during the past year, compared with the number of applications during the previous three years, is shown below:—
    Eastern Division.Western Division.
    1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
  • Page 95
    CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY FOR GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. For One Year, from the 25th day of March, 1882.
    date of contract.name of contractor.works to be performed or materials supplied.
  • Page 96
    APPENDIX C. A RETURN shewing the RATES LEVIED by the Vestry since the passing OF the metropolis Act, 1855, together with the amount of Assessment upon which such Rates were based.
    1856PoorSewersLightingGeneralMD.1860PoorSewersLightingGeneralm.d.
  • Page 97
    Continued from previous page...
    1864PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1869PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D
  • Page 98
    Continued from previous page...
    1874PoorSewersLightingGeneralm.d.1878PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
  • Page 99
    APPENDIX D. Amount of Precepts paid to the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    YEAR.SEWER RATE.GENERAL RATE.TOTAL.
    (GENERAL EXPENSES.)(TOLL BRIDGES.)
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 100
    APPENDIX E. Amount of Precepts paid to London School Board since, its Establishment under the EDUCATION Act of 1870.
    YearGeneral Rate.
    £s.d.
  • Page 107
    A LIST OF THE COMMITTEES appointed by the VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, FOR THE YEAR 1882-3
    Finance Committee.Paving, Sewers and Building Committee.General Purposes and Sanitary Committee.
  • Page 108
    List of Committees — continued.
    Finance Committee.Paving, Sewers and Building Committee.General Purposes and Sanitary Committee.
  • Page 109
    List of Committees — continued.
  • Page 110
    List of Committees — continued.
    Valuation List Committee.Assessment Committee. To be Elected between the 15th and 29th of April in each year.
  • Page 111
    List of Committees — continued.
    Town Hall Committee.Parliamentary, Law and Improvement Committee.