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Shoreditch 1889

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

Published
1890
Pages
102
Tables
63

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  • Page 7
    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.
  • 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 9
    The Rateable Value of the Parish is made up as follows:—
  • Page 10
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 14 15
    Return as to the Collection of Rates tor the ??? Lady-day, 1889, to Midsummer-day, 1889. RATES IN THE £:-POOR, NINE-PENCE ??? SIX-PENCE; SEWERS, ONE-PENNY.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the Closing of the Lady-day Rate.RATES TO MIDSUMMER-DAY, 1889.Carried forward to Michaelmasday Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Midsummerday.??????Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused A.Losses by Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.Irrecoverable.Arrears outstanding on Rate to Midsummerday.
    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.£s.d.
  • Page 14 15
    Return as to the collection of Rates for the ??? Midsummer-day, 1889, to Michaelmas-day, 1889. RATES IN THE £:-POOR, ??? GENERAL, FIVE-PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the Closing of the Midsummerday Rate.RATES TO MICHAELMAS-DAY, 1889.Carried forward to Christmas-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Michaelmas-day.???Collected.Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused A.Losses by Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.Irrecoverable.Arrears outstanding on Rate to Michaelmas-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.£s.d.
  • Page 16 17
    Return as to the Collection of Rates for the ??? Michaelmas-day, 1889, to Christmas-day, 1889. RATES IN THE £: POOR, SEVEN-??? ???, SIX-PENCE; SEWERS, ONE-PENNY.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the Closing of the Michaelmas-day Rate.RATES TO CHRISTMAS-DAY, 1889.Carried forward to Lady-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Christmas-day.???Collected.Allowances to Owners 25 per cent.Excused A.Losses by Empties, &c., B.Losses by Removals C.Irrecoverable.Arrears outstanding on Rate to Christmas-day.
    No Effects and Insolvencies. D.
    £s.d.££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 16 17
    Return as to the Collection of Rates for the ??? Christmas-day, 1889, to Lady-day, 1890. RATES IN THE £;—POOR, ??? ??? GENERAL, SEVEN-PENCE.
    WARD.COLLECTOR.Outstanding at the Closing of the Christmas-day Rate.RATES TO LADY-DAY, 1890.Carried forward to Midsummer-day Rate.
    Amount of Assessment as per Valuation List.Amount of Rates for the Quarter to Lady-day.???Collected.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.£s.d.
  • Page 18
    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, 1889.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
  • Page 19
    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, 1890.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 20 21
    SEWERS RATE (Including Metropolitan Consolidated Rate. Account in Abstract shewing the Receipts and Expenditure for the Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shored itch, for the Year ending 25th March, 1890.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 22 23
    SEWERS RATE .—Continued.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 24 25
    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, 1890.
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £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.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32 33
    GENERAL RATE— continued.
    £s.d.>£sd.
  • Page 34 35
    GENERAL R ATE cont inued .
    ' £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 36 37
    BURIAL BOARD.
    Balance in hand£s.d.Tuly 19th.£s.d.
  • Page 38
    STATEMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VESTRY IN RESPECT OF LOANS, ON THE 25th MARCH, 1890.
    No. of Loan.From whom Borrowed.Date when Borrowed.Purpose.Period.Amount.Hate of Interest per cent. and how payable, half-yearlyRe-paid.Unpaid.
  • Page 39
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 25th day of June, 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 40
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 25th day of September, 1889.
    Rate of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Number marke I 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.
  • Page 41
    Analyst's Report for Quarter ending 25th day of March, 1890.
    Date of receipt by Analyst of the Article to be Analysed.Name of Person from whom the Article was received.Numuer 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 ingredient detected in such article (if any).Observations.Fee payable for analysing such article.
  • Page 42
    The following quantities of materials were supplied by the Contractors and Guardians at the cost stated, and used on the Macadam and ballast roads in the parish during the year:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 44
    The follwing Table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the cost of same, and other details:-
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£sd.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£9.d.£s.d.£sd.Yards.
  • Page 45
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £9.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 46
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Sittings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 47
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor aud Watchmen.Holler Expenses, and Sharps and Ste- Is.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &., from yard.
    £sd.£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, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £9.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£9.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 49
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Boiler Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.W ater and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per vard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.'Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£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, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost.Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Siftings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£,s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 51
    Continued from previous page...
    LOCALITY.MATERIAL AND COST, 1889-1890.Wages for Labor and Watchmen.Roller Expenses, and Sharps and Steels.Water and Horsing Water Cart.Total Cost:Superficial Area.Cost per yard.
    Broken Guernsey Granite.Flints.Hoggin.Earth carted to shoot.Sittings, &c., from yard.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.Yards.
  • Page 59
    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 60
    Continued from previous page...
    Sewers.Length.
  • Page 60
    Jobbing work done, drain stoppages removed, &c., by the Contractor as follows:—
  • Page 61
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 62
    The following, in addition to other smaller amounts, represent the value of materials, &c., supplied during the year:—
    £s.d.
  • Page 63
    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.
  • Page 63
    The following is a summary of the Wages Account for the past year
    Receipts.Expenditure.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 66
    Additional lamps have been fixed in the following streets during the year:—
  • Page 67
    Lamps have been discontinued in the following places during the year
  • Page 67
    In the following streets the positions of lamps have been rearranged:—
  • Page 68
    TABLE I. Cost of New Works for the year to March 1890.
  • Page 69
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 69
    TABLE II. Statement of the cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing and cleaning for the year to March 31st, 1890
  • Page 69
    TABLE III. Cost of Maintenance of Meters and (iorernors, &c., Salaries and Expenses for the gear to March 31st, 1890.
  • Page 70
    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 Hours Burning per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
    Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.
  • Page 71
    TABLE V. Shewing the comparative cost of Gas and the saving under the new system.
    Number of hours charged for.Consump tion 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.Savingd.
    £S.
  • Page 72
    TABLE VI. Comparative cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning, and Repairs, and the Saving under the Old and New System. OLD SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, and Repairs to Lamps.
    Lamps.S.d.£S.d.
  • Page 72
    NEW SYSTEM. ( W of Lighting, Extinguishing, and Repairs to Lamps.
  • Page 72
    TABLE VII. Sharing the Total Soring by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
  • Page 73
    TABLE VIII. Shewing the consumption of Gas in Lamps of greater illuminating power than the ordinary lamps.
    Quarter endingNumber of hours charged for.Consumption per hour charged, cu. ft.Consumption per lamp per quarter cu. ft.Number of Lamp.Consumption per quarter cu. ft.Rate per 1000 cu. ft.£s.d.£Totald.
    s.
  • Page 74
    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 -
    TABLE OF DEATHS.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total Deaths under Five.Grand Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old TownHaggerston 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 56 to 1516 to 2526 to 3535 to 4545 to 5566 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsUnder 11 to 22 to 55 to 1615 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6566 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards
  • Page 75
    Deaths in the Public Institutions—
    Residents.Non-Residents.
  • Page 76
    The statistics below given show the rate of mortality in the different Registration Districts of the Parish—
    Population.Deaths.Average per 1000 living.
  • Page 83
    The figures here given shew the relative position of each parish as regards the number of inhabitants.
    Parish.Enumerated Population 1881.Density of Persons per acre.
  • Page 84
    Continued from previous page...
    Parish.Enumerated Population 1881.Density of Persons per acre.
  • Page 93
    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 95
    CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY FOR GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS, For One Year, from the 25th day of March , 1890.
    date of contract.name of contract.works to be performed or materials supplied.
  • Page 100
    Amount of Precepts Paid to the Metropolitan Board of Works.
    year.sewer rate. (general expenses.)general rate. (toll bridges.)total.
    £s.d.£s.d,£s.d.
  • Page 100
    Aount of Precept Paid to the London County Council.
  • Page 101
    Amounts of Precepts Paid to London School Board since its Establishment under the Education Act of 1870.
    year.general rate.
    £s.d.