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be conferred upon Metropolitan Borough Councils, and that the London
County Council should proceed with Part VI. of their General Powers
Act.
The Committee recommended the Council to concur in this opinion
and the London County Council be so informed.
At the meeting of the Council on the 21st March the following
amendment was moved and adopted:—
"That this Council considers that the declining birth rate
and infantile mortality are due to other causes than defective milk
supply, and sees no reason for the establishment of municipal milk
depots as proposed by the London County Council (General Powers)
Bill."
The maintenancs of milk depots has not been dealt with in the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
See page 165 London County Council (General Powers) Bill, 1908,
"Unwholesome Milk and Registration of Milk Shops."
AGE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 567 for
Poplar, 665 for Bromley, and for Bow 377, making a total for the Borough
of Poplar of 1609. The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past
fourteen years being:—
Poplar.
Bromley.
Bow.
Borough of
Poplar.
1894 11.37 11.46 10.74 —
1895 14.0 12.34 10.89 —
1896 11.94 11.31 11.11 —
1897 11.83 11.25 12.15 —
1898 12.13 11.14 13.99 —
1899 12.77 12.46 13.36 —
1900 12.93 11.13 11.47 —
1901 10.84 10.71 10.28 10.65
1902 11.67 10.25 11.00 10.93
1903 10.55 9.86 9.62 10.04
1904 10.81 10.51 10.29 10.56
1905 9.75 9.57 8.96 9.48
1906 9.42 9.79 8.25 9.27
1907 9.41 9.91 8.78 9.45