The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.

The usual weekly meeting of this committee was
held at the Tikinnhali yesterday. Mr. Alderman
Dover iireSidddi Thg dthdi gentlerneti viedeo.:w.ere
Messrs. Sheil, Crellin, liodgson, BovVring, Ridity,
Nickson, Haydock, Job, Beckwith, Stitt, Steel, and
Barton.

The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspec-
tor of nuisances, reported various particulars of the
operations in their several departments during the
week, from which it appeared that 191 nuisances com-
plained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means
taken to remedy them. 1,847 houses, in the unhealthiest
distiiotsi ethitaitiing 4,059 aPartmeritS, arid 1,1.77 cellars,
had been put under 4itli the +iew of impro-
ving their sanitary Condition.

TAB HEM;TA OP, TAB TOIV;N.
The metlical'officerof health reported that the mor-
tality of Liverpool..in the last week of Beriterriber was
lower tban in any week, previously recorded. The
deritliS in the parish were PI, atid iii the cidt-td*ifsliipi
47, making a total of 138, against 254, the corrected
average (without cholera) of the same week of the pre-
ceding ten years. The mortality of last week was thus
little worse than one-half the corrected average. From
zyrnotic diseases, the deaths were 29, the average (with-
out cholera) being 82 ; diarrhma. caused 7 deaths,
average 27; measles, 5; fever 3, average 10; syphilis,
3; searlatina, hooping cough, croup, diphtheria, scurvy,
and infantile cholera, one each. Diseases of the lungs
occasioned 41 deaths, of which 21 were from consump-
tion ; the average mortality from this class of diseases
in the coirespotididg,*eelt. of forrti6r teats *as Sd. The
teniperature was IoW thioilghthit tic 6 itte 'fifth
50.9 degrees, or 61 degrees less than the average:
Rain fell during seven hours on Thursday, and the
amount collected was rated more than one-fifth of an
inch.

, Mr. Bownixa expressed a wish that the reporters'
attention should be directed especially to the report, as
it was most important. _ _

Mr. Ilonosos—The mortality this week is lower
than was ever before known. Is it so, Dr. Duncan.?

Dr. DuricANL—With the exception of one week ten
years ago; then there Wes a population of 90,000 less
than now'. P
The OllAlaAN—That is most' satisfactory.
Mr. STITT then moved for a series of returns, embrac-
ing the number of deaths and thepopulation of the town
and out-townships from the. year 1840 up to the present
time, to:be made out in accordance with a form he had
'drawn out. If that was done, it would tend to disabuse
the mind of the public of the mistatements which had
been set forth as to the real mortality of the town.
Mr. BowarNG seconded the motion, which vas
assented to,
Itoriadv eoulii riot help Wondering wheie
people who did not .belong to Liverpool got their.
information.
Mr. NICKSON also moved a resolution to the effect
that the medical officer should add some additional
information to his weekly return, somewhat similar to
that asked for by Mr. Stitt. He alluded to the speech
delivered by Mr. Ch9.dwick, at the social science gather-
ing at Glasgow, and said, that when that gentle-
Arian stated that the mortality should be similar
in large towns to what it was in, goals arid *orkhouses,
he *as iii crret. The rhatality of such places had
nothing: to do' With the case, for he (Mr. Chadwick).
must recoiled that when people entered these institu-
tions, whether it Was crime or poverty, they Were
deprived of their liberty, and had to coniply with the
orders as to. cleanliness. That principle could riot be
brought to bear upon densely populated neighbourhoods.
For his part he had paid much attention tii the sani-
tary state of the town; and he believed that the mode
ode
adopted by the committee for promoting the health of b
the town Was most salutary, and the exertions the
committee had been most beneficial. There was one
subject he did regret, and that was the high rate of
infant mortality. He concluded by requesting to have
the informiiflon he had asked for.
THE OPENING OP THE FREE
A deputation (consisting of Dr, Raffles, Mr. Alderman
Bennett, and Mr. Gibson) from the Sub-arrangement
I Committee for the opening of the Free Public Library
on the 18th instant, was %len introduced to the con,

mittee.
The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK explained that the depu_
Cation attended by invitation to ask for the use of the
piece of land on the west side of St. John's Churchyard,
which was then occupied as a stone-yard by the Health
Committee, on the occasion of the opening of the Free
Public Library.
Dr. RAFFLES said the land was most eligibly, situated
for affording a large number of persons a view of the
ceremony on opening the Free Public Library. It
would accommodate between 7,000 and 8,000 persons,
who could watch the whole proceedings. If the sub-
committee could have the use of the land for the day
it would be a great relief to the crowded streets, and
might be the means of preventing many accidents.
Mr. Alderman BENNETT said the land only wanted to
be levelled, and as there were not many stones upon it,
but principally sand, that could easily be done.
The CHAIRMAN—Who will pay the expenses?
Dr. RAFFLES--Of course all the expenses would be
paid by us.
Mr. Alderman BENNETT did not exactly agret with
Dr. Rattles on that point. It might prevent many
accidents.
The BOROUGH ENGINEER said there was nothing to
prevent the land beinn. levelled and the wall pulled
down, and he did not suppose the whole expense would
reach £2O.
The application was unanimously acceded to.
LODGING-HOUSE INSPECTOR.
The CLERK, after reading the proceedings of the sub-
committee on lodging-houses, said there was a letter
from Mr. Theodore Rathbone upon the subject of
lodging-house inspection.
The CHAIRMAN--It had better be referred to the
sub-committee.
Mr. STirr—l am afraid this committee are making
this sub-committee the receptacle for such a letter.
Mr. BOWRING—They are all referred there.
The'letter was then referred as suggested.
MR. BECKWITH AND MR. JONES.
Mr. BECKWITH said he had seen a letter in a paper
from Mr. Jones attacking him.-T-He asked the Borough
Engineer for some returns, but he had not prepared
them, therefore be would not be able to answer it until
next week, when he would be able to give a full account,
and then Mr. Jones might have all the balance.
The proceedings of the committee then terminated.

HORSE SALE.—On Tuesday, Mr. Joseph Asberry,
the well-known auctioneer at Lloyd's Newington Repo-
sitory, sold a splendid lot of horses in front of the Grand
Stand at Aintree. The sale was considered a first rate
quoted were good.
one, and prices as