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The Sale of Food and Drugs, &c., Acts.
The Advertising Stations (Rating) Act, 1889.
The Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889.
The Board are also a Local or Road Authority under
the Artizans and Labourers' Dwellings Acts, 1868, and the
amending Acts, and the Tramways and Electric Lighting
Acts, and have various powers under the Metropolitan Open
Spaces or other Acts.
The Board submit herewith:—
A statement of their Receipts and Expenditure during
the year ended 25th March, 1890, and of their
Assets and Liabilities on that day, with detailed
particulars and summary statements of the same.
A statement of comparison of Expenditure between
the years 1887-8, 1888-9, and 1889-90.
A table of Loans from the 1st January, 1856, to the
25th March, 1890.
A statement of the contracts entered into by the Board
during the year ended 25th March, 1890.
The Board submit the Report of the Medical Officer of
Health of the District for the year ended 31st December,
1889, on the sanitary condition of the District.
On reference to that report it will be seen that the health
of the District continued highly satisfactory, the annual rate
of mortality was only 12.4 per 1000, which was about
one-third lower than the death rate of London and other
great towns, and even compared favourably with that of the
healthiest seaside resorts.
The Board also submit the Report of the Surveyor for
the year ended 25th March, on the various works relating
to the Highways, Lighting, Watering, Sewerage Works,
Street Improvements, and other Works projected and carried
out during the year, showing the extent of those works, and
affording general information with reference to the same.