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Shoreditch 1883

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

Published
1884
Pages
104
Tables
63

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  • Page 5
    It is only necessary here to state that the Rates levied for the last year were—
    s.d.
  • Page 6
    ASSESSMENT. 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, 1883.April, 1884.Increase.
  • Page 6
    The number of Assessments and the Rateable Value of each Ward, omitting such of the Gas, Water, Railway and other Assessments, as are included in several Wards, are as follows:—
    Number of Assessments.Rateable Value.
  • Page 13
    The number of Vestry and Committee Meetings held during the year ended April 20th, 1884, is as follows—
  • Page 14
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 15
    SUN STREET IMPROVEMENT. From the published Statement of the Metropolitan Board of Works Pursuant to Act 39 and 40, Vic., cap. lxxix . (27 th June, 1876).
    Dr.Cr.
    £s.d.By Expenditure—
  • Page 16
    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, 1883.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page -
    Collection of Rates for the Quarterty-day, 1883, to Midsummer, 1883. POOR-SEVEN PENCE; GENERA??? PENCE; SEWERS-ONE PENNY.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO MIDSUMMER-DAY, 1 8 8 3.Carried forward to Michaelmas Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Lady-day Rates.Collected.LossStill Outstanding.Amount of Assessment as??? the Val???ter to L???mmer,Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removals.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Rate to Midsummer-day.
    No Effeots and Insolvencies.
    £s.d.£s.d£sd£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page -
    Collection of Rates for the Quarter— summer, 1883, to Michaelmas, 1883. POOR-SEVEN PENCE; GENERA N PENCE; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO MICHAELMAS-DAY, 1883.Carried forward to Christmas-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Lady-day Rates.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessments are the Val??? to ???-day.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removal.IrrecoverableArrears 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.
  • Page -
    Collection of Rates for the Quarter—???naelmas, 1883, to Christmas, 1883. POOR—SEVEN PENCE; GENERA???ENCE; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1883.Carried forward to Lady-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Ohristmas-day Rate.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessments as per Valuation to List ???Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &o.Losses by Removal.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Rate to Christmas.
    No Effects and Insolvencies.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£d£sd]£sd£s.d,£s.d£sd£s.d.£s.d.£s.d
  • Page -
    Collection of Rates for the Quarter???ristmas, 1883, to Lady-day, 1884. POOR—SEVEN PENCE; GENERA???PENCE; SEWERS—ONE PENNY.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO LADY-DAY, 1884.Carried forward to Midsummer-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Lady-clay Rate.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Amount of Assessments as per Valuation to List ???Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 par cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removal.IrrecoverableArrears 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.
  • Page 17
    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 25th March, 1884.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d
  • Page 18 19
    sewers rate. (Including Metropolitan Consolidated 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, 1884.
    Receipt.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 20 21
    GENERAL RATE Account in Abstract, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, for the year, ending 25th March, 1884.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 22 23
    general rate— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 24 25
    general rate— Continued.
    ReceiptsExpenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 26 27
    general RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d
  • Page 28 29
    GENERAL RATE — Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 30 31
    GENERAL RATE — Continued.
    Receiptes.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32 33
    GENERAL RATE — Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d
  • Page 34 35
    BURIAL BOARD.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    1883£s.d.1883£s.d.
  • Page 36 37
    URINALS FUND.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 38 39
    STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, on the 25th March, 1884.
    Assets.Liabilities.
    SEWERSRATE.
    £s.d.£s.d
  • Page 38 39
    Continued from previous page...
    GENERALRATE.
  • Page 40
    STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VESTRY IN RESPECT OF LOANS, ON THE 25th MARCH, 1884.
    No. of Loan.From whom borrowed.Date when Borrowed.Purpose.Period.Amount.Rate of Interest per cent., and how payable.Repaid.Unpaid.
    ££s.d£s.d.
  • Page 41
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 24 th day of June , 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 (if any).Observations.
  • Page 42
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 29th day of September, 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 (if any).Observations.
  • Page 43
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 2 5th day of December , 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 idsntified 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 44
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending the 25 th March , 1884.
    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 con-taiug 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,
  • Page 47
    The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the cost 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.£8.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yds.
  • Page 48
    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.
    £sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£8.d.yds.
  • Page 49
    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.
  • Page 50
    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.
  • Page 51
    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 52
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Boiler Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cos:.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Granite.Flints.Ballast.Hoggin.Sittings, 4c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yds.
  • Page 53
    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 54
    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.Fints.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 55
    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 62
    The following in addition to other smaller amounts, were certified and paid during the year—
    £s.d.
  • Page 63
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 63
    The following is a summary of the "Wages' Account for the past year:—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 66
    TABLE I. Cost of New Works for the year, to March, 1884.
  • Page 67
    TABLE II. Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing, and cleaning for the year to 31s£ March , 1884.
  • Page 67
    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meters and Governors, fyc., Salaries and Petty Expenses for the year to 31s£ March , 1884.
  • Page 68
    TABLE IV. Details of the Burning Hours per lamp, and Savings in respect of Twilight for the year.
    Quarter ending.Number of BurningAverage Number of Burning HoursSavings
    Hours per Quarter.per Night.in respeot of Twilight.
    Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.
  • Page 69
    TABLE V. Shewing the comparative cost of Gas, and the saving under the Old and New Systems.
    Quarter ending.< Number of Hours charged for.Donsump. tion per hour charg.d, cu. ft.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter, cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000.ft.£s.d.Saving.
    fs.d.
  • Page 70
    TABLE VI. Comparative Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning and Repah & and the Saving under the Old and the New System.
    Lamps.s.d.£S.d.
  • Page 70
    NEW SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
  • Page 71
    TABLE VIII. Shewing the consumption of Gas in Lamps of Greater Illuminating power than the ordinary.
    Quarter ending.Number of Hours charged for.Consumption per hour charged, cu. ft.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter, cu. ft.N umber of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000.ft.£s.d.Total.
    £s.d.
  • Page 72
    TABLE VIII.— Continued.
    Quarter ending.Number of Hours charged for.Consumption per hour charged, cu. ft.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter, cu. ft.Number of LampsTotal Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000.ft.£s.d.Total.
    £s.d.
  • Page -
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. TABLE deaths.
    Deaths keoistered fbom all causes during the yeak ending 25th makch, 1884.deaths regis in each sub-i??? from all ca???DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING TH 3 ' YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1884.deaths registered in each sub-district. from all causes.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.ages.Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.HoxtonNowTownHoxtom Old TownCauses of death.ages.Total.Holywell.| St. Leonard.Hoxton New Town.Hoxton Old Town.Haggerton.Total.
    Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2526 to 3535 to 4o45 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 959o and upwards
  • Page 73
    The following statistics show the rate of mortality in the different Registration Districts throughout the Parish:—
    PopulationDeaths.Average per 1,000 living.
  • Page 79
    Houses specially inspected and reported, under the "Artizans Dwellings Improvement Act," to the Metropolitan Board of Works:—
  • Page 80
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 80
    WORKS DONE TO SECURE ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES.
  • Page 81
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 81
    MISCELLANEOUS.
  • Page 89
    APPENDIX B. CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY FOR GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. For One Year, from the 25th day of March, 1884.
    Date of contract.name of Contractor.works to be performed or materials supplied.
  • Page 103
    A LIST OF THE COMMITTEES appointed by the VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, FOR THE YEAR 1884-5
    Finance Committee.Paving, Sewers &c., Committee.General Purposes and Sanitary Committee.
  • Page 104
    List of Committees- continued
    Finance Committee.Paving, Sewers &c., Committee.General Purposes and Sanitary Committee.
  • Page 105
    List of Committees— continued.
  • Page 106
    List of Committees— continued.
    Valuation List Committee.Assessment Committee.
    To be Elected between the 15th and 29th of April in each year.
  • Page 107
    List of Committees— continued.
    Town Hall Committee.Parliamntary, Law and Improvement Committee.