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Shoreditch 1888

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

Published
1889
Pages
116
Tables
53

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  • Page 9
    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 at Lady-day last, were as follows:—
    Number of Assessments.Rateable Value.
  • Page 22
    7. It is estimated that 7-12ths of the above amounts will be required in the first six monhts, and 5-12ths in the second six months of the financial year.
    Required in First Six Months.Required in Second Six Months.
  • Page 24 25
    Return as to the Collection of Rates for the ??? Lady-day, 1888, to Midsummer-day, 1888. RATES IN THE £:-POOR, SEYEN-PENC???L, SIX-PENCE; SEWERS, TWO-PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the closing of the Midsummer-day Rate.RATES TO MIDSUMMER-DAY, 1888.Carried forward to Michaelmas-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Bates for the Quarter to Midsummer-day.???lected.Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused A.Losses by . Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.Irrecoverable.Arrears outstanding on Rate to Midsummer-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies. D.
    £s.d.££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 24 25
    Return as to the Collection of Rates for the Q???idsummer-day, 1888, to Michaelmas-day, 1888. RATES IN THE £:- POOR, EIGHT-PEN???AL, FIVE-PENCE; SEWERS, TWO-PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the Closing of the Michaelmas-day Rate.RATES TO MICHAELMAS-DAY, 1888.Carried forward to Christmas-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Michaelmas-day.???ollected.Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused A.Losses by Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.IrrecoverableArrears Outstanding on Bate to Michaelmas-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies D.
  • Page 26 27
    Return as to the Collection of Rates for the Qu???chaelmas-day, 1888, to Christmas-day, 1888. RATES IN THE £:-POOR, SEVEN-PENCE FIVE-PENCE; SEWERS, THEEE-PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the closing of the Christmas-day Rate.RATES TO CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1888.Carried forward to Lady-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Bates for the Quarter to Christmas-day.???Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused A.Losses by Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.IrrecoverableArrears outstanding on Rate to Christmas-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies D.
    £s.d.££s.d.££s.d.£s.d.£S.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 26 27
    Return as to the Collection of Rates for the, Christmas-day, 1888, to Lady-day, 1889. RATES IN THE £:—POOR, SEVEN-PENCE ??? FIVE-PENCE; SEWERS, THREE-PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the Closing of the Lady-day Rate.RATES TO LADY-DAY, 1889.Carried forward to Midsummer-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List,Amount of Bates for the Quarter to Lady-day.???Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused. A.Losses by Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.Irrecoverable.Arrears Outstanding on Rate to Lady-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies D.
    £s.d££s.d.££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 28
    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 ended 29th September, 1888.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 29
    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 ended 25th March, 1889.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 30 31
    Account in Abstract, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, for the Year ended 25th March , 1889.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32 33
    SEWERS RATE— continued.
    Receipts.Expendituee.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 34 35
    Account in Abstract, shewing the Receipts and Expenditure of the Vestry of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, for the Year ended 25 th March, 1889.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 36 37
    GENERAL RATE— continued.
    Receipts.expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 38 39
    GENERAL RATE— continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 40 41
    GENERAL RATE— continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 42 43
    GENERAL RATE— continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 44 45
    BURIAL BOARD.
    1888Receipts.Expenditure.
    May.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 46
    STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VESTRY IN RESPECT OF LOANS, ON THE 25 th MARCH . 1889.
    No. of Loan.From who Borrowed.Date when borrowed.Purpose.Period.Amount.Rate of Interest per cent., and how payable, half-yearlyRepaid.Unpaid.
  • Page 47
    Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending June 24th, 1888.
    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.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 48
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 29th day of September, 1888.
    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.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 49
    Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending 25th day of December , 1888.
    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.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 50
    Analyst's Report for the Quarter ending the 25 th day of March, 1889.
    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.Fee payable for Analysing such Article.
    £s.d.
  • Page 53
    The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the cost of same, and other detail:-
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 54
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.Broken Guernsey Granite.MATERIAL AND COST.Wages for Labor and WatchmenRoller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Flints.Hoggin.Siftings, &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.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 56
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Shapes and Steels.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 57
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Roller Expenses, Sharps and SteelsWages for Labor and Watchmen.Water and Horsing-Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per Yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.HogginSiftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.yards
  • Page 58
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 59
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 60
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 62
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 63
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.COST OF MATERIAL.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, Sharps and Steels.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 68
    The following quantity of stone, in addition, was re-dressed by piece-work in the yard at the cost stated:—
  • Page 69
    Besides the reconstruction work enumerated as above, the undermentioned sewers have been cleaned by the Vestry's workmen, the deposit removed and carted out of the parish as follows, and numerous gullies have been repaired:—
    Sewers.Length.
  • Page 70
    Continued from previous page...
    Sewers.Length.
  • Page 72
    The following, in addition to other smaller amounts, represent the value of materials, &c., supplied during the year:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 73
    The following is a summary of the Wages Account for the past year—
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 78
    TABLE I. Cost of New Works for the year to March , 1889.
  • Page 79
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 79
    TABLE II. Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and, Extinguishing and Cleaning for the year to March 31st, 1889.
  • Page 79
    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meters and Governors, &c., Salaries and Expenses for the year to March , 31st, 1889.
  • Page 80
    TABLE IV. Details of the Hours Burning per Lamp, and saving in respect of Twilight for the year.
    Quarter ending.Number of Hours Burning per Quarter.Average Number of Horn's Burning per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
    Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.
  • Page 81
    TABLE V. Shelving the comparative Cost of Gas and the Saving under the New System.
    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.£s.d.Saving.
    £s.d.
  • Page 82
    TABLE VI. Comparative Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning and Repairs and the Saving under the Old and the New System. OLD SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
    Lamps.s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 82
    TABLE VII. Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
  • Page 83
    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, cu. ft.Consumption per lamp per quartei cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Consumption per quarter cu. ft.Rate per 1000 cu. ft.£s.d.Total.
    £s.d.
  • Page 84
    TABLE VIII.—Continued.
    Quarter endingNumber of hours charged for.Consumption per hour charged, cu. ft.Consumption per lamp per quarter cu. ft.Number of Lamps.Consumption per quarter cu. ft.Rate per 1000 cu ft.£s.d.Total.
    £s.d.
  • Page -
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. TABLE OF DEATHS.
    DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CASES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARC , 1889. (The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Residents being excluded.)DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1889. (The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Residents being excluded.)DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH. SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AgesTotal Deaths under Five.Grand Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town ;Haggerston WestHaggerston EastTotal.CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total Deaths under Five.Grand Total.Hollywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town.Haggerston West.Haggerston East.Total.
    Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 15.15 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 86
    The statistics below given show the rate of mortality in the different Registration Districts of the Parish:—
    Population.Deaths.Average per 1000 living.
  • Page 106
    The number of dust complaints during the past year and the three previous years are shown in the following table.
    Eastern Division.Western Division.
    1st.2nd.3rd.1st.2nd.3rd.
  • Page 108
    CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY FOR GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS, For One Year, from the 25th day of March, 1889.
    Date of contractname of contractor.works to be performed or materials supplied.
  • Page 113
    Amount of Precepts Paid to the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    YEAR.SEWER RATE. (GENEBAL EXPENSES.)GENERAL) RATE. (TOLL BBIDGE8.)TOTAL.
  • Page 114
    Amounts of Precepts Paid to London School Board since its Establishment under the Education Act of 1870.
    YEAR.GENERAL RATE.
    £s.d.