[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]

Westminster 1888

Published: 1889
Author: Holt, Barnard.
Pages: 323
Tables: 42

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Page XVIII

STATISTICS.

Parishes. Acreage. Inhabited Houses, 1881 Census. Population, 1881 Census. Rateable Value Current Year.
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A random selection will be sufficient to show the constitution of the Vestry of that period:—

Date. Members of the Vestry.
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Date. Members of the Vestry.
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"On the 3 d day of February, 1802, Mr. Jno. Kew, Senior Ch W n "in the Chair. The Ballot for Lecturer Commenced at 10 "O'Clock, and closed at two O'Clock precisely and was "continued during the same hours on the three following "days—

1^st day 2^d day 3^d day Total
Page 106

Cash received for Work by the Poor in the House:—
Page 141

Also One Sluice of the Q Mat ies beinge in the Thames Wall neare the Orchard decaied and now new made, viz.,
Page 153

An Estimate of the charge of the Fire pluggs &c.

£ s. d.
Page 205

several parishes to the raker ior cleansing the streets and removing the ashes :—

PARISHES. Burgesses. Assistants. Constables. Headboroughs Scavengers. Surveyors of Highways. Inquests. Beadles. Watchmen. Raker.
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In the Commissioners' Report on the Census for 1881 the fio-ures were first eaven for the several wards:—

Wards. Rated House, holders. Rateable Value.

Page 208

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WARDS.	Area in Statute Acres.	1801.		1811.		1821.		1831.		1841.		1851.		1861.		1871,		1881.
WARDS.	Area in Statute Acres.	Inhabited Houses.	Popu-lation.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.	Inhabited Houses.	Population.

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Ecclesiastical Districts or Parishes.

Name. Date of formation. 1871. 1881.
Inhabited Houses. Population. Inhabited Houses. Population.
Page 209

In Institutions, Census 1881. Registration Sub-District of St. Margaret.
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whereby the following articles have been purchased and reported upon by the Public Analyst, Dr. A. Dupre, viz.:—

Articles purchased. Genuine. Adulterated. Convictions.
Page 251

The following figures extracted from the audited accounts, show at a glance the expenditure under this head during the year :—
Page 258

The call made upon the ratepayers of the parish for the purposes of the Metropolitan Board of Works was for £24,365 11s. apportioned as follows:—
Page 259

The contributions made by the ratepayers in the parish to the funds of the Metropolitan Board of Works, in satisfaction of their precepts since the commencement of their operations in 1856, to the present year, are shown by the undermentioned figures :—

Year. £ s. d.
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Year. £ s. d.
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Amounts contributed by the Metropolitan Board of Works to Improvements effected in the Parish of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, since the year 1856.

£ s. d.
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£ s. d.
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The rapid strides by which the calls upon the ratepayers have increased since the creation of the School Board, with the rates levied to raise the sums, will be seen from the following summary :—

Precept. Rate.
£ s. d. d.

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APPENDIX No. 1. TABULAR S tatement showing the attendances of Members at the ???eetings held between loth June, 1888, and 10th May, 1880.

St. Margaret's.	The Vestry.	Finance Committee.	Works and General Purposes Committee.	Street Cleansing and Sanitary Committee.	Parliamentary Committee.	Joint Works and Sanitary Committees in re Street Cleansing:, System of Inspection, &c.	Sub- Committees	Total Attendances.	No. of Meetings summoned to.		St. John's.	The Vestry.	Finance committee.	Works & General Purposes Committee.	Street Cleansing and Sanitary Committee.	Parliamentary Committee.	Joint Works and Sanitary Committees in re Street Cleansing-, System of Inspection, Ac.	Sub-Committees.	Total Attendances.	No. of Meetings summoned to.
No. of Meetings held	23	29	28	23	7	15					No. of Meetings held	23	29	28	23	7	15

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BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH, 1889.

Month.	BIRTHS.							DEATHS.							Corrected.	Deaths in 1888.
	St. Margaret.			St. John.			Total Births.	St. Margaret.			St. John.			Total Deaths.
	Male.	Female.	Total.	Male.	Female,	Total.	Total Births.	Male.	Female.	Total.	Male.	Female.	Total.	Total Deaths.

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The following deaths occurred at the undermentioned places, viz.:—

Hospitals. Prisons. Barracks.
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The following is a table of deaths from zymotic causes during the past three years:—

1887 1888 1889
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WOOD PAVING. I am still enabled to report favourably upon the condition of the wood paving generally, and, with the exception of a few repairs, am under the impression that very little will be required for the next few months, upon some of that first laid, but to make it more clear I submit the following table :—

When laid. Road. Quantity Yards. First Cost. Cost per yard for this year.
£ s. d.
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APPENDIX No. 4. Officers of the United Vestry with their respective Salaries, on the 1st June , 1889.

Name. Designation. Date of Appointment. At what Salary Appointed Present Salary. Conditional Annnal Increment and Maximum. Remarks.
£ £

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APPENDIX No. 6 A. TABLE I—SUMMARY STATEMENT OF COLLECTION OF RATES IN THE SEVERAL WARDS, For the Year ended 25th March, 1889.

	DIVISION I.			DIVISION II.			DIVISION III.			DIV. IV.
Ward and Collector.	Amount of Rate with "Additions" made during the year.			Amount Collected.			Irrecoverables, as set out in Table II. (With Compositions.)			Percentage of Irrecoverables. (Omitting Compositions).
	Poor.	General.	Total.	Poor.	General.	Total.	Poor.	General.	Total.	Poor.	Genl.
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£

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Table II.

Ward and Collector.	Empty for whole or part of year.		Alteration of Assessment.		Compositions with Owners of Weekly Property.		Allowed or excused by Committee.		Exemptions		Miscellaneous.		Removal without payment.		" No Effects," Commitment, &c.		Total.
Ward and Collector.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage.	Amonnt.	Per centage.	Amount.	Per centage
	£		£		£		£		£		£		£		£		£

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APPENDIX NO.7. STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the VESTRY OF ST. MARGARET & ST. JOHN, WESTMINSTER, between the 25th day of March, 1888, and the 25th day of March, 1889.

RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE.
General Rate. General Rate.
1888-9 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Page 290 291

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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
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A PPENDIX No. 8. RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE in respect of the SEWER RATE, and RATES over which the Vestry has no control.

Local Sewers Rate. Local Sewers Rate.
1888-9. £ S. d. £ s. d. 1888-9. £ s d. £ s. d.
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APPENDIX No. 9. STATEMENT OF BALANCES AT LADY-DAY, 1889.

ASSETS. LIABILITIES.
1889. £ s. d. £ s.. d. 1889. £ s. d. £ s. d.
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Statement showing Loans raised in respect of Wood Paving and Asphalte and Amount outstanding at Lady-day , 1889.

Date of Loan. By whom Loan advanced. Rate of Interest. Amount of Loan. Amount paid off'. Amount remaining due.
£ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d.
Page 298 299

APPENDIX No. 10. GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES of the VESTRY and MONEYS owing to the VESTRY on 25 th March, 1889.

LIABILITIES. MONEYS OWING.
£ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Page 300 301

APPENDIX NO. 11. STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE for the ye??? ended March, 1889. in respect of the Churchwardens and Overseers TOWN HAL??? ACCOUNT.

RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE.
1888-9. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Page 302 303

APPENDIX NO. 12. SUMMARY STATEMENTS of CONTRACTS entered into and existing during the year ended 16th March, 1889.
Page 304

SUMMARY STATEMENT )F CONTRACTS—Continued.

Date of Contract. Name of Contractors. Address. Nature of Contract. For what Period. Amount of Contract. Amount of Security.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONTRACTS—Continued.

Date of Contract. Name of Contractors. Address. Nature of Contract. For what Period. Amount of Contract. Amount ^of Security.
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APPENDIX No. 13. ST. MARGARET AND ST. JOHN.—BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. No. 1 Account, as per Cash Book. Receipts and Expenditure of the Commissioners from March, 1888, to March, 1889.

1888-9. RECEIPTS. £ s. d. 1888-9. EXPENDITURE. £ s. d.

RECEIPTS.							EXPENDITURE.
General Rate.							General Rate.
1888-9	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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STATISTICS.

A random selection will be sufficient to show the constitution of the Vestry of that period:—

Continued from previous page...

"On the 3 d day of February, 1802, Mr. Jno. Kew, Senior Ch W n "in the Chair. The Ballot for Lecturer Commenced at 10 "O'Clock, and closed at two O'Clock precisely and was "continued during the same hours on the three following "days—

Cash received for Work by the Poor in the House:—

Also One Sluice of the Q Mat ies beinge in the Thames Wall neare the Orchard decaied and now new made, viz.,

An Estimate of the charge of the Fire pluggs &amp;c.

several parishes to the raker ior cleansing the streets and removing the ashes :—

In the Commissioners' Report on the Census for 1881 the fio-ures were first eaven for the several wards:—

Continued from previous page...

Ecclesiastical Districts or Parishes.

In Institutions, Census 1881. Registration Sub-District of St. Margaret.

whereby the following articles have been purchased and reported upon by the Public Analyst, Dr. A. Dupre, viz.:—

The following figures extracted from the audited accounts, show at a glance the expenditure under this head during the year :—

The call made upon the ratepayers of the parish for the purposes of the Metropolitan Board of Works was for £24,365 11s. apportioned as follows:—

The contributions made by the ratepayers in the parish to the funds of the Metropolitan Board of Works, in satisfaction of their precepts since the commencement of their operations in 1856, to the present year, are shown by the undermentioned figures :—

Continued from previous page...

Amounts contributed by the Metropolitan Board of Works to Improvements effected in the Parish of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, since the year 1856.

Continued from previous page...

The rapid strides by which the calls upon the ratepayers have increased since the creation of the School Board, with the rates levied to raise the sums, will be seen from the following summary :—

APPENDIX No. 1. TABULAR S tatement showing the attendances of Members at the ???eetings held between loth June, 1888, and 10th May, 1880.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH, 1889.

The following deaths occurred at the undermentioned places, viz.:—

The following is a table of deaths from zymotic causes during the past three years:—

APPENDIX No. 4. Officers of the United Vestry with their respective Salaries, on the 1st June , 1889.

APPENDIX No. 6 A. TABLE I—SUMMARY STATEMENT OF COLLECTION OF RATES IN THE SEVERAL WARDS, For the Year ended 25th March, 1889.

Table II.

APPENDIX NO.7. STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the VESTRY OF ST. MARGARET &amp; ST. JOHN, WESTMINSTER, between the 25th day of March, 1888, and the 25th day of March, 1889.

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Continued from previous page...

A PPENDIX No. 8. RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE in respect of the SEWER RATE, and RATES over which the Vestry has no control.

APPENDIX No. 9. STATEMENT OF BALANCES AT LADY-DAY, 1889.

Statement showing Loans raised in respect of Wood Paving and Asphalte and Amount outstanding at Lady-day , 1889.

APPENDIX No. 10. GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES of the VESTRY and MONEYS owing to the VESTRY on 25 th March, 1889.

APPENDIX NO. 11. STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE for the ye??? ended March, 1889. in respect of the Churchwardens and Overseers TOWN HAL??? ACCOUNT.

APPENDIX NO. 12. SUMMARY STATEMENTS of CONTRACTS entered into and existing during the year ended 16th March, 1889.

SUMMARY STATEMENT )F CONTRACTS—Continued.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONTRACTS—Continued.

APPENDIX No. 13. ST. MARGARET AND ST. JOHN.—BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. No. 1 Account, as per Cash Book. Receipts and Expenditure of the Commissioners from March, 1888, to March, 1889.

An Estimate of the charge of the Fire pluggs &c.

APPENDIX NO.7. STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the VESTRY OF ST. MARGARET & ST. JOHN, WESTMINSTER, between the 25th day of March, 1888, and the 25th day of March, 1889.