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Hackney 1900

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1900

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Table contrasting the Constitution of the Lea Conservancy Board of 1868 with that of 1900.

constituted 1868.re-constituted 1900.
Five members elected by landowners as defined in the Act of 1868 ;A ppointed members—
One by the Bedfordshire County Councll;
One member elected by owners of barges used on the River Lea;
One by the Hertfordshire County Councll;
One member elected by the heads of the local authorities mentioned in the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1868 ; as follows : —
One by the Essex County Councll;
One by the Middlesex County Councll;
The Chairman of the Local Board of Health of the respective dis tricts following: —
Two by the London County Council ;
Luton, Bishop Stortford, Ware, Cheshunt, Waltham Holy Cross, Tottenham, West Ham, Enfield, Edmonton.
One by the Corporation of London ;
One by the Corporation of West Ham;
One by the New River Company;
One by the East London Waterworks Comyany.
Two members appointed by the Governor and Company of the New River brought from Chadwell and Am well to London (commonly called and in this Act referred to as " The New River Company ");
Elect d members—
One by the local authorities in Hertfordshire mentioned in the first part of the schedule to this Act;
Two members appointed by the East London Waterworks Company ;
One by the local authorities in Essex mentioned in the second part of the said schedule;
One member appointed by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in common council assembled ;
One by the local authorities in Middlesex mentioned in the third part of the said schedule ;
One member appointed by the London County Council as successors of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
One by the local authorities mentioned in the fourth part of the said schedule ; as follows :—
The Hackney Vestry, The Limehouse Board of Works, The Poplar Board of Works.
One by the barge owners.