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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Westminster 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857-58 | 1,357 | 12 | 10 |
| 1858-59 | 1,510 | 15 | 7 |
| 1859-60 | 5,188 | 10 | 0 |
| 1860-61 | 5,680 | 10 | 0 |
| 1861-62 | 5,879 | 15 | 8 |
| 1862-63 | 5,475 | 9 | 8 |
| 1863-64 | 4,651 | 12 | 3 |
| 1864-65 | 11,041 | 7 | 7 |
| 1865-66 | 7,046 | 18 | 6 |
| 1866-67 | 3,673 | 16 | 10 |
| 1867-68 | 8,935 | 16 | 10 |
| 1868-69 | 7,780 | 17 | 0 |
| 1869-70 | 8,073 | 0 | 3 |
| 1870-71 | 9,609 | 19 | 6 |
| 1871-72 | 6,123 | 6 | 11 |
| 1872-73 | 5,229 | 5 | 9 |
| £98,258 | 15 | 2 |
SCHOOL BOARD FOR LONDON.
Precept and
Rate.
The amount required of the ratepayers for
the year under review was £22,899 8s. 11d.,
being a further reduction, as compared with the Precept for
the previous year, of £1,010 15s. 7d. The amount required
in respect of the grant received, in lieu of rates, on the
government property in the parish was £1,961 19s. 7d., or
£60 10s. 11d. less than the previous year.
The ratepayers were called upon to pay an extra sum
this year on account of the triennial election of the School
Board, which was held on 26th November. The
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