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7. That all preparations offered or sold as foods or drugs for
infants should be certified by a Government analyst as noninjurious,
and that each packet should contain its analysis; and
that the provisions of the Fertilisers and Food Stuffs Act should
be applied to drugs and foods sold purporting to be for the use of
infants.
8. That the Conference shall confirm the resolution of the
former Conference that the Midwives Act, 1902, be extended to
Scotland and to Ireland.
9. That this Conference shall continue as a Committee to give
effect to the foregoing resolutions, with power to remit to an
Executive Committee to carry out the same.
On the motion of the Mayor of Jarrow, it was resolved to
refer to the Executive Committee to consider whether, at the next
Conference, it would be desirable to table a resolution, asking the
Government, when passing Adoptive Acts, to at the same time
provide part of the means whereby they can be administered
locally.
It was further moved that, in view of the unsatisfactory
conditions under which milk is produced and distributed, this
Conference, being of opinion that immediate amendment of the
law is desirable, urges upon Parliament the necessity of at once
taking such steps as are necessary to effect this.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Senile Mortality.—The deaths which occurred in the Borough
at 65 years and upwards numbered 847, and of these 418 occurred
between the ages of 65 and 75 years; 342 between the years of 75
and 85 years, and 87 were at the ages of 85 years and upwards.
The annual mortality rate of persons of 65 years and upwards is
3 6 per 1,000 persons living.
Deaths in Public Institution!.—There were 1,307 deaths in
public institutions in the Borough during 1908 ; of these 499 were
residents of other districts, and the remaining 808 were residents
Hackney.