The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

SANITARY MINUTES.

The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and In-
spector of Nuisances reported various. particulars of the
'operations in their several departments during the week,
from which it appeared that eighty nuisances complained
of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken
to remedy them ; 1,371 houses in the unhealthiest dis
tricts, containing 4,176 apartments and 704 cellars, had
been put under examination, with the view of improving
their sanitary condition.
MEDICAL REPORT.
The following report of the medical officer of health
was read, and afterwards adopted :—" The medical
officer of health reported that in the last week in
November the deaths registered in Liverpool were 215,
being 22 more than the previous week, but 36 less than
the corrected average of the same week of the preceding
ten years. In the parish the deaths were 141 ; and in
the -out-townships 74. The mortality from diseases of
the zymotic class continues low ; while that from dis-
eases of the lungs, Sze., which has gradually increased
for some weeks, is now nearly the average of the same
period of former years. The deaths from these last
week were, 85, having risen from 50 in the last week of
of OctOber. " The fatal cases -of zymotic diseases were
43, the average being 67—of these 10 were scarlatina,
9 measles, 8 hooping-cough, 7 diarrhoea, 3 typhus, 2
croup, 1 syphilis ; delirium tremens was fatal to a vic-
tualler, aged 35. The mean temperature, which was
nearly 311-, degrees below the average on Sunday, rose
to 21 degrees above it. Before the end of the week the
mean was 41* degrees, being three-fourths of a degree
below the average. The wind was from the eastward ;
rain fell on four days of the week to the extent of
59-100ths of an inch.
•A letter was read from Mr. Ratcliffe, offering to dis-
pose of a portion of ground belonging to him in White-
field and. Boundary lanes, for the purpose, of carrying
out the contemplated improvements in the neighbour-
hood, on conditions •which he enumerated. The con-
sideration of the letter was referred to the Finance
Committee.

RESIGNATION OF A. COLLECTOR OF RATES.
A letter was read from Mr. William Santley, junior,
tendering his resignation as collector of lighting and
water rates, &c,, after having held the office for-upwards
of tweet -four years.
• The CHAIRMAN observed that Mr. Smiley was a
most efficient and faithful officer, and it was a pity be
was about to resign a situation which he had held with
so much credit. He had been informed by him that his
reason for doing so was that he had a great fondness for
music, and intended to pursue that profession. The
resignation was accepted, after a few remarks by sacral
of the member'.
The Borough Engineer reported that the commis-
sioners of the roads in the out districts had altered the
names of two of the lanes; for instance, they had fixed
up a plate upon their side of Smithdown-lane, on whieh
was inscribed Sulithdown-road. (A laugh.) They had
also 'done the same with another lane, and no doubt
intended pursuing a similar course•with the 'others. It
would be a great inconvenience to, parties, as people did
'not know that there was such a ioad,. but knew the
lane. It was, therefore, obvioussrotaohlnavecie meeting
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