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rate of 17.9 per 1,000 for the seven years 1893 to 1899, and 18.8 per
1,000 for all London for the same year. The infant mortality was
162 per 1,000 births, against an average infant mortality of 151.2 per
1,000 births during the period 1893 to 1899, and 160 per 1,000 births
for all London for the same year.
The marriage rate has increased slightly during the year, and the
birth-rate is also satisfactory, being 29.0 per 1,000 living, whilst that
for all London is 22 6 per 1,000.
Notifiable infectious disease was very low, but on the other hand
whooping cough and summer diarrhoea were very prevalent.
On the whole, I am of opinion that the Public Health of Hackney
during the year 1900 has been most satisfactory, and shows a
considerable improvement upon that for several years.
In November of last year the Hackney District was created a
Borough under the London Government Act, 1899, and the duties of
the late Vestry were transferred to the newly-elected Borough Council.
Amongst other powers and duties transferred by the above Act
of Parliament from the London County Council to the Borough
Council were:-
(a) Power under Section 28 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1871, of registering dairymen.
(b) Power to adopt Part III. of the Housing of the Working
Classes Act, 1890.
(c) The duty of enforcing " within the Borough the bye-laws
and regulations for the time being in force with respect to
dairies and milk, and with respect to slaughter-houses,
knackers' yards and offensive businesses."