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REPORT
To the Board for Works for the Hackney District.
Gentlemen,
During this Quarter I have made numerous inspections
and house to house visitations in various parts of the district, including
amongst others, the following localities: Needham terrace, Clarence
road; Swiss cottages, and Grove street, South Hackney; Two separate
visitations in Sheep lane; Bridge street, Homerton; Urban place;
Margaret street, Well street; Mount Pleasant lane; William street,
Kingsland; Two visitations in Cock and Castle lane; De Beauvoir
terrace; Baxter's court; Queen's court, Well street; Grove passage;
Barker's cottages; Dorset cottages; Medina villas, Dalston; Manor
place, Shacklewell; Robinson's row, Kingaland; Conduit place and
court; Frederick place; Hertford road; Kingsland green; Shore road;
College street; Bohemia place; High street, Homerton; Tiugey's
buildings; Navarino terrace; Prospect place, Back road; Matthias
street; Abbott street; Caledonia place; Shacklewell lane; Jerusalem
gardens; Duncan road; Elm terrace, Cambridge heath; Brunswick
street; Wick road; Baine's buildings; Nursery row and Stapleton's
buildings; Newington common; Pleasant row, Union street; Church
street, Stoke Newington; James place, Shacklewell; Nelson terrace,
Stoke Newington road; Paragon road, Church street. In addition to
the above, I inspected 63 slaughter houses scattered all over the district;
and have made numberous visits to Winn's dust yard, Knifton's
laystall, and other similar places. To all these 1 was accompanied by
Mr. Valentine.
The Mortality during the last quarter in London was 15197 against
15884 during the corresponding period in 1859, whilst in Hackney
there were only 382 deaths against 421 in 1859, or a reduction of more
than 10 per cent. after allowing for increase of population. This is an
exceedingly favorable return for Hackney, especially considering the
great severity of the weather during the latter part of the quarter, for as
I have on several occasions pointed out, this district suffers to a very
great extent from a low temperature.