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Westminster 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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A summary of the work of the rate collectors for the
year was presented to the Vestry in June, with the report
of the Auditors, and is added in an abridged form as an
Appendix, No. 13. It is therefore only necessary to state
here that the total amount of the rates made for and during
the year was £105,017 8s. 3¾d. (including "additions");
the total amount collected, £155,505 18s. 10½d.; and the
sums not recovered, £8,755 8s. 10½., or a percentage of
4-16, omitting the "composition" allowances made under
statutory authority. In 1876 the percentage of irrecoverables
was 10 25.
EXPENDITURE.
Of this sum £37,774 was expended by the Vestry for the strictly local purposes within their discretion. The disbursements may be thus summarised :—
| Rate. | Estimate. | Expenditure. |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Poor Rate (including expenses of London County Council, Police, Metropolitan Asylums Board and Public Baths and Washhouses) | 93,461 | 95,725 |
| General Rate (for strictly local purposes) | 31,358 | 34,501* |
| Sewers' Rate (also local) | 2,287 | 3,273† |
| School Board (raised as part of General Rate although the Vestry have no control over it) | 25,938 | 27,591 |
| Consolidated Rate (for Metropolitan Board of Works for one quarter of the year) | 7,873 | 7,874 |
| Library Rate | 1,530 | |
| Montpelier Square Rate | 55 | 55 |
| £160,972 | £170,549 |
* Includes £400 in respect of Hoard Licenses,
†Includes £640 in respect of Drainage Licenses.