| Description | Poor Rate was "An assessment for the relief of the poor of the parish of Kingswinford", and the Special Rate was "An assessment for the special expenses of the parish of Kingswinford".
Although there is no street or name index, the volume is divided into wards: Wordsley (starting page 1), St Mary's [Kingswinford] (starting page 76), Pensnett (starting page 135), and Brockmorr (starting page 195).
Poor Rate collection columns give the following information: name of occupier, name of owner, description of property, name or situation of property, estimated extent, gross estimated rental, rateable value of agricultural land, rateable value of buildings and other hereditaments not being agricultural land, amount of rate - assessed upon occupier and owner, recoverable arrears of former rates, total amount to be collected.
Special Sanitary Rate collection columns give the following information: rateable value of homes and of land, rate- assessed upon occupier and owner, recoverable arrears of former rates, total amount to be collected. |