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Shoreditch 1886

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

Published
1887
Pages
101
Tables
61

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  • Page 8
    ASSESSMENT. The valuation of the Parish for Assessment purposes, for the year beginning the 5th of April, 1887, is as follows :—
    April, 1886.April, 1887.Increase.
  • Page 8
    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 9
    Continued from previous page...
    Number of Assessments.Rateable Value.
  • Page 9
    The Rateable Value of the Parish is made up as follows:—
  • Page 10
    VESTRY AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The number of Vestry and Committee Meetings hold during tho year ended 1st May, 1887, is as follows:—
  • Page 13
    in the sewer and paved the thoroughfare. For the remaining property required, the Vestry paid :—
  • Page 14
    In the form of a Balance Sheet it would stand thus:—
    £H.d.£s.d.
  • Page 16 17
    Collection of Rates for the Quarter- ???- day, 1886, to Midsummer, 1886. RATES IN THE £-POOR-SIX PENCE; G??? SEVEN PENCE; SEWERS—TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO MIDSUMMER-DAY, 1 8 8 6.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Lady-day Bates.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Am??? of Ass??? a ??? Va??? to ???-day.Collected.Allowance to Owners 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removal.Irrecoverable. No Effects and Insolvencies.Arrears Outstanding on Rate to Midsummer-day.Carried forward to Michaelmas-day Rate.
    £s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£.s.d.£sd£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 16 17
    Collection of Rates for the Quarter— immer, 1886, to Michaelmas, 1886. RATES IN THE £—POOR—SIX PENCE; <1 l-SIX PENCE; SEWERS-TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS. J RATES TO M IC H A ELM A S - D A Y, 1 8 8 6.Carried forward to Christmas-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Midsummer-day Rates.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Aw nit of A Bf J 'is i he V# - rto * -mas-dayCollected.Allowance to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removal.Irrecoverable No Effects and Insolvencies.Arrears Outstanding on Rate to Michaelmas-day.
    £s.d.£S.d£s.d.£s.d??????d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 18 19
    Collection o f Rates (or the Quarter- ??? iaelmas, 1886, to Christmas, 1886. RATES IN £-POOR-SIX PENCE; GEN???VEN PENCE; SEWERS-TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1886.Carried forward to Lady-day Rate.
    Outstanding at the closing of the Michaelmas-clay Rates.Collected.Loss.Still Outstanding.Am???t of A??? to ???day.Collected.Allowance to Owners 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removal.Irrecoverable No effects and Insolvencies.Arrears Outstanding on Rate to Christmas-day.
    £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 18 19
    Collection of Rates for the Quarter—???imas-day, 1886, to Lady-day, 1887. RATES IN THE £-P00R-SIX PENCE; ???-FIVE PENCE; SEWERS-TWO PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.ARREARS.RATES TO LADY-DAY, 1 8 8 7 .Carried forward to Midsummer-day Rate.
    Outstanding nt tho closing of the Christmas-day Rates.Collooted.Loss.Still Outstanding.Am???t of As???ies to ???ay.Collected.Allowances to Owners, 25 per cent.Excused.Losses by Empties, &c.Losses by Removal.Irrecoverable No Effects and Insolvencies.Arrears Outstanding on Rate to Lady-day.
    £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 20
    VESTRY OF ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. POOR RATE. A COPY of an Abstract Statement of the amount levied in respect of Poor Pates, and the Expenditure thereof, under the Order of the Vestry, for the Half-year ended 29th September, 1886.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 21
    VESTRY OF ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. POOR RATE. A COPY of an Abstract Statement of the amount levied in respect of Poor Kates, and the Expenditure thereof, under the Order of the Vestry, for the Half-year ended 25th March, 1887.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 22 23
    SEWERS RATE. (Including Metropolitan Consolidated Rate.) Account in Abstract, showing the Receipts and Expenditure, for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, for the Year ended 25 th March , 1887.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 24 25
    GENERAL RATE. Account in Abstract, showing the Receipts and Expenditure. of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch, for the year ending 25 th March, 1887.
    Receipts.£s.d.Expenditure.£s.d.
  • Page 26 27
    GENERAL RAT E— 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.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32 33
    GENERAL RATE— Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 34 35
    TRAMWAY PAVING FUND.
    1886. Receipts.Expenditure.
    May 22nd.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 36 37
    BURIAL BOARD.
    1880. Receipts.1886. Expenditure.
    May 6th.£s.d.May 18th.£s.d.
  • Page 38 39
    STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch on the 25th March, 1887.
    Assets.Liabilities.
    SEWERSRATE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 40
    STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VESTRY IN RESPECT OF LOANS, ON THE 25th MARCH, 1887.
    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 41
    Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending the 24 th day of June, 1886.
    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, 1886.
    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 the Quarter ending the 25th day of December , 1886.
    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 44
    Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending the 25th day of March, 1887.
    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 47
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 48
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wagesfor Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 49
    Continued from previous page...
    Locality.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 50
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Boiler Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.dyards
  • Page 51
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings. &c,. from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 52
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Boiler Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 53
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d,yards
  • Page 54
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 55
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Sittings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 56
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labour and Watchmen.Roller Expenses Sharps, Steels, &c.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Siftings, &c., from Yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 61
    Jobbing work, cleansing and otherwise, to sewers done, drain stoppages removed, gully outlets reconstructed, &c., as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 64
    The following is a summary of the cost—
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    The following, in addition to other smaller amounts, represent the value of materials, &c., supplied during the year—
    £s.d.
  • Page 65
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 65
    The following is a summary of the Wages Account for the past year—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 70
    TABLE I. Cost of Ncir Works for the year to March , 1887.
  • Page 71
    TABLE II. Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing and Cleaning for the year to March 'Mst, 1887.
  • Page 71
    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meters and Governors, &fc., Salaries and Expenses for the year to 31s£ March , 1887.
  • Page 72
    TABLE IV. Detail* of the Hours Burning per Lamp, and Savings in respect of Twilight, for the Year.
    Quarter ending.Number of Hours Burning per Quarter.Average Number of Hours Burning per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
  • Page 73
    TABLE V. Shewing the comparative cost of Gas, and the Saving under the New System.
    Quarter ending.Number of Hours charged for.Consumption per Hour charged cu. ft.Consumption per Lamp per quarter cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000-ft.Saving.
    £8.d.£s.d.
  • Page 74
    OLD SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
    Lamps. p.d.£ s.d.
  • Page 74
    TABLE VII. Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
  • Page 75
    TABLE VIII. Shelving the consumption of Gas in Lamps of Greater Illuminating power than the ordinary.
    Number of Hours chargedConsumption per Hour chargedConsumption per Lamp per quarterNumber ofTotal ConsumptionRate perTotal.
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    TABLE VIII.—Continued.
    Year endingNumber of Hours charged for.Consumption per Hour charged cu. ft.Consumption per Lamp ] per quarter cu. ft.dumber of Lamps.Total Consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000-ft.Total.
    £8.d.£sd
  • Page -
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. TABLE OF DEATHS.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total Deaths under Five.Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town.Haggerston.Total.CAUSES OF DEATHSAGES.Total Deaths under Five.Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town.Haggerston.Total.
    Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4546 to 5555 to 6665 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsUnder 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to4545 to 5555 to6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upward
  • Page 90
    The number of dust complaints during the past year and the three previous years are shown in the following table.
    Eastern Division.Western Division.
    1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
  • Page 94
    CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY FOR GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. For One Year, from the 25th day of March , 1887.
    Date of contract.Name of contractor.Works to BE performed or materials supplied.
  • Page 95
    A RETURN shewing the RATES 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.1860PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
  • Page 96
    Continued from previous page...
    1864PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1868PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
  • Page 97
    Continued from previous page...
    1872PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.1876PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
  • Page 98
    Continued from previous page...
    1880.PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D1884.PoorSewersLightingGeneralM.D.
  • Page 99
    Amoumt of Precepts paid to the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    YearSewer rate. (General Expenses).General rate. (Toll Bridges).Total.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 100
    Amount of Precepts paid to London School Board since its Establishment under the Education Act of 1870.
    YearGeneral rate
    £s.d.