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Shoreditch 1882

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

Published
1883
Pages
98
Tables
58

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    The statement hereto appended will give the details of the Receipts and Expenditure on account of the Sewers and General Rates. It is only necessary here to state that the Rates levied for the last year were—
    S.d.
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    The valuation of the Parish for Assessment purposes is as follows, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year—
    List in force—April, 1882.April, 1883.Increase.
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    The number of Assessments and the Rateable Value of each Ward, omitting such of the Gas, Water, Railway and other Assessments, which are included in several Wards, are as follow:-
    Number of Assessments.Rateable Value.
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    The Rateable Value of the Parish is made up as follows:—
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    The number of Vestry and Commit too Meetings held during the year ended April 30th, 1883, is as follows—
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    SUN STREET IMPROVEMENT. (From the Published Statement of the Metropolitan Board of Work). Pursuant to act 39 and 40 Vict., cap, lxxix. (27th June, 1876).
    £8.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.
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    VESTRY OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. POOR RATE. 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, 1882.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    VESTRY OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. POOR RATE. A COPY of an Abstract Statement of the amount levied in respect of Poor Hates, and the Expenditure thereof, under the Order of the Vestry, for the Half-year ending 25th March, 1883.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    SEWERS RATE. (Inoluding Metropolitan Consolidated Rate.) Account in Abstract, shelving the Receipts and Expenditure, for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, for the Year ended 25th March, 1893.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    GENERAL RATE. Account in Abstract, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure. for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch for the Year, ending 25th March, 1883.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 22 23
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 24 25
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 26 27
    URINALS FUND.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    BURIAL BOARD. An Account of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1882, for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, on the 25th March, 1883.
    Assets.Liabilities.
    SEWERS RATE.
    £s.d£s.d
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    STATEMENT OF THE INDEBETEDNESS OF THE VESTRY IN RESPECT OF LOANS, ON THE 25th MARCH, 1883.
    No. of Loan.From whom Borrowed.Date when Borrowed.PurposePeriod.Amount.Rate of Interest per cent., and bow payable.Repaid.Unpaid.
    £Half-yearly£8.d.£s.d.
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    Collection of Rates for the Quarter—Michaelmas, 1882, to Christmas, 1882. RATES in the £ : POOR-SEVEN PENCE ; GENERAL-FIVE PENCE ; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.arrears.RATE TO CHRISTMAS, 1882,Carried forward to Lady-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Michaelmas Rate.Collected.Lobs,Still outstanding.Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Christmas-day.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.Irrecoverable.Arrears outstanding on Rate to Christmas-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    £sd.£s.d.£sd.£s.d.££.S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d,£s.d£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Collection of Rates for ihs Quarter—Christmas, 1882, to Lady^day, 1883. RATES in the £: POOR-SEVEN PENCE; GENERAL-FIVE PENCE; SEWERS-TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARSRATE TO LADY-DAY, 1883.forward to Midsummer- Rate.
    Outstanding at tho closing of tho Christmas 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 per cent.EICUSjJ.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.Irrecoverable.outstanding on Rate to Lady-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    £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.
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    Collection of Rates for the Quarter—Lady-day, 1882, to Midsummer, 1882. RATES in the £: POOR—EIGHT PENCE; GENERAL—SIX PENCE; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    ward.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATE TO MIDSUMMER-DAY, 1882.Carried forward to Michaelmas-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Christmas Rate.Collected.Loss.Still outstanding.Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for tho Quarter to Midsummer-dayCollected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses b7 . Empties, Ac.Losses by Removals.Irrecoverablo.Arrears ontstanding on Rate to Midsummer-doy.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d£s.d££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.f£S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d
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    Collection of Rates for the Quarter—Midsummer, 1882, to Michaelmas, 1882. RATES in the £ : POOR—EIGHT PENCE ; GENERAL-SIX PENCE ; SEWERS-TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATE TO MICHAELMAS, 1882Carried forward to Christmas-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Midsummer Rate.Collected.Loss.Still outstanding.Amount of Assessment us per Valuation List.Amount of Kates for the Quarter to Michaelmus-dayCollected.Alliances to Cwners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.Irrecoverable.Arrears outstanding on Rate to Michaelmas-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    £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.
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    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 24th day of June, 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 parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified 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.
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    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 29th day of September, 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 parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified 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.
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    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 25th day of December, 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 parcel containing the Article by which it is to be identified 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.
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    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 25th day of March, 1883.
    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 identified 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 (jf any).Observations.
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    The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the oost of same, and other details:—
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.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.yds.
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    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.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.yds.
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    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.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.yds.
  • Page 42
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.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.yds.
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    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Siftings, &c., from Yard.
    £sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yds.
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    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.C08t 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.yds.
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    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.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.yds.
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    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Hording Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.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.yds.
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    TABLE I. Cost of New Works for the year, to March , 1883.
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    TABLE II. Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing, and Cleaning for the year to 31st March, 1883.
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    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meters and Governors, Salaries and Petty Expenses for the year to 31 st March, 1883.
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    TABLE IV. Detail* of the Burning Hours per Lamp, and saving in respect of Twilight for the Year.
    Quarter endingNumber of Burning Hours per Quarter.Average Number of Burning Hours per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
    Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.
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    TABLE V. Shewing the comparative cost of Gas, and the saving under the Old and the Nor Systems.
    Quarter endingSunset to Sunrise. Actual Number of Burning Hours.Number of Hours charged for.Consumption per Hour charged.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000-ft.£s.d.Saving.
    £s.d.
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    TABLE VI. Comparative Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning and Repairs and the Saving under the Old and the New Systems. OLD SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
    Lamps,s.d.£s.d.
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    NEW SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
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    TABLE VII. Shelving the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
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    TABLE VIII. Shewing the Consumption of Gas in Lamps of greater illuminating power than the ordinary.
    Quarter endingNumber of Hours charged for.Consumption per Hour charged.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000-ft.£s.d.Saving.
    £s.d.
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    TABLE VIII.— Continued.
    Quarter endingNumber of Hours charged for.Consumption per Hour charged.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000-ft.£s.d.Saving.
    £s.d.
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    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. TABLE OF IDE^TIHIS.
    DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25MAECH, 188 3.DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1883.DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGESGrand Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old TownHaggerston.Total.CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Grand Total.HolywellSt. LeonardHoxton New Town jjHoxton Old TownHaggerstonTotal.
    Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1616 to 2525 to 35???45 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 6555 to 7575t o8585 to 95ana up wards
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    The largest number of deaths were registered in Haggerstone District, in which is situate Shoreditch Infirmary.
    PopulationDeathsAverage per 1,000.
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    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.
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    CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY FOR GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. For One Year, from the 25th day of March , 1883.
    date of contract.name of contractor.works to be performed or materials supplied.
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    APPENDIX C. A RETURN shelving the RATE IS LEVIED by the Vestry since the passing of the Metropolis Act , 1855, together with the amount of the Assessment upon which such Rates were based.
    1856PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1859PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1862PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1866PoorSewersLighting |GeneralM.D.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1870PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1874PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1878PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1881PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
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    APPENDIX D. Amount of Precepts paid to the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    YEAR.SEWER RATE. (general expenses.)GENERAL RATE. (toll bridges.)TOTAL.
    £8.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Amount of Precepts paid to London School Board since its Establishment under the Education Act of 1870.
    YEAR.GENERAL RATE.
    £s.d.
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    A LIST OF THE COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, FOR THE YEAR 1883-4.
    Finance Committee.Paving, Sewers, &c., Committee.General Purposes and Sanitary-Committee.
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    List of Committees— continued.
    Finance Committee.Paving, Sewers, &c., Committee.General Purposes and Sanitary Committee.
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    List of Committees— continued.
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    List of Committees— continued.
    Valuation List Committee.Assessment Committee. To be elected between the loth and 29th of April in each year.
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    List of Committees— ontinued.
    Town Hall Committee.Parliamentary, Law and Improvement Committee.