The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-29 00:00:00

HEALTH COMMITTEE

•
The usual weekly meetieg of this committee was held
yesterday, at the Town-hall. Mr. Alderman Langsdale
Robe chair. The other members present seere, Messrs.
obertson Gladstone, Beckwith, Crosthwaite, Sheil,
Johnson, Halhead,Haydock, &c.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting,
Which were confirmed.
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 92 nuisances complained of
to by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken
reedy them. 1295 , houses in the unhealthiest dis-
rletre contairiing•,• 5,0?5 apartments, and 999 cellars, had
eeh put under examination, with the view of improv-
°/their Sanitary condition.
"The Medical officer of the borough reported, that for
le week ending on Saturday, 243 deaths were registered
in the boroueh, of which 175 were in the parish, and 68
1n the townships. This is about the usal averag hut
r)s 38 in excess of the previous week, 48u e,
children and 6
ules, died from zvmotic diseases, being 3 more
Ithal2n
week. 14 children died from hoo;,ine- coat;
roto scarlatina 6 from croup, 3 from measles, 2 from
Bsmall 3"Philis, 1 from chicken pox, 5 died from typhus, 2 from
PA 1 from influenza, and 1 from erysipelas.
Diseases of the lungs caused 82 deaths, being 3 less than
the Precious week. The unusual number of 27 infants
the d r
-,1-"tit convulsions, and teething, delirium tremens was
nto 2 males, one a licensed victualler.
ef,e• H. Wei htmati complaining of the unhealthy
t-h-enodtion of the housesg in Eaton•place, Breck-road, from
1, amp state of the founda'ions. The medical officer
eotl the borough engineer reported, that the houses re-
ttnired d
-rainage, which c,uld not be made until a sewer
i?.',l,sh'ormed. One case of small pox had been reported.
bnre'ogh engineer was instructed to include the
away ~yiof the sewer in his next estimates, for doing
h the nuisance complained of.
On te TUE CHURCHYARD NUISANCE.
!e^
•-e Motion of Mr. Gladstone, seconded by r.
1:1vv Mith, it was decided that the attention of the co.
111"io rn
ner
of St. John's and St. Paul's churches,
th"l4 be called to the dangerous and unhealthy state of
7.tet}lertwu °int- thY tole, with a view of their being alto-
°, closed. Llnareference to the nuisance arising
tvar-atBd•ii,johns churchyard, the law committee for-
brie subjoined report, which was drawn up by
of heir officials:
the.T e ebnrial_ ond of St. John's has been used for inter-
orta 'or the hospital, the barracks, and lunatic asylum
bele cM the site of St. George's Hall, for prisoners d urine
ast War, Who died in large numbers, for the victims
of cholera and Irish fever, and for a very large proportion
of
the "Poorest classes of the town, who bury here for
most ot ovenienee and economy sake. Since the closing of
11!d been the grave yards in May, 1854, that of St. John's
e.
much more used that ever before. From
7. at I have seen and heard during some years I hive
tuleahesitation in saying that the bulk of the grave yards is
St.a
Joess of Petrifying matter, particularly the plot next
b un'a-lane, and St. George's Hall ! In 1850, the
r:unclag wall at the south-west angle of the hall was
-rooved to admit of a new stone wall being built, and
a mo
togetherf coffin ends were exposed packed closely
end , and one above another, about 150 feet in length,
removed" say that only a portion of the wall was at once as the smell was so bad. A cesspool
00-12. kink close by at the same time in the rock. The
`logs into this from the churchyard side were so
§ueftenole that the men had repeatedly to leave it. It was
ttuon halt filled with what was called " black blood,'' the
:411 of which was sickening. The health of
tuP pereon long employed at the hall has
*uttered from the proximity of the churchyard
a
t.. 11°1',' baying left they have regained their healh
' tieid refused to take air from the West side for the
,
ePurP°ses of ventilation. Dr. Sutherland and others
onnected with the general board of health strongly
skreee_nnlatentled the closing of this burial ground ; and it
thra intleded in the Queen's order in council, but
tu °,llgll an omission in the act of parliament, the order
cage in ease of St. John's has been unattended to ! irILACT FOR THE RENIOVAL OF STREET SWEEPINGS, &C.
it.. 111 reference to this matter the following report was
Titled unanimously adopted :
ell special sPecial committee appointed to consider and report
the e terms on which the new contract should be let for
h„ .renloval of the street anti other refuse from the borough
-vine met, and given the subject the fullest consideration,
rePcrt as follows :
thelt,;s!")ur committee arc of opinion, and they recommend,
wot
andk of
cl an sing the ing the rsewersefuse colslhecteouldd fr
bome let sweeping
in one
111),arlerie trateet,
contract; and that fu-removing the contents of
ne,
'eParate contract..` asits 'and refuse from the markets, in another & *
1)4. .That in order to afford the health committee the full
1.
iniprovernent which are taking place in the
4vea atiell
the period over be five years. r which each contract should extend
3: That the sweeping of the streets, &c., should, as at pre-
rtt, be placed under the management of the borough engi-
eer,
10,4° 41-1 That the contract for removal of the street sweepings
oft.ld be divided into two districts, one embracing the whole
on„
erd be be
south of Dale-street and London road, the
L'onetnh!lemainder of the borough, iccludtng Dale-street and
TI "ad.
riiidde nit in respect of the contract for removal of contents of
obt,inent Ste' and the refuse from markets, tenders should be
the Other(Beparatel3) for each of the five districts into which
400 "rough it divided. `I he whole ofsuch refuse to be removed
6. That
beyond the boundaries of the borough.
horsesinat a tender should he obtained for supplying such
Premisand s elulta as may he required for removing ashes from
7.
r Where there are no ashpits.
innorder to secure the proper cleansing of places
in .
the the contents of middens, &c , may he deposited
be boon of of cleansing the same, the contractor should
'the/1w d to wash such paces thoroughly with water
Yardscr there is a hydrant within the distauce of thirty
a,Bo;di '_ hat a
wi dvertisements should be forthwith published, in
3.-,;Enaince th the above recommendation, in all the Liverpool
tezhati:r and also in some one or more of the London, Birna-
24ah 0`,:',0 tl Manchester newspapers ; and that Monday, the
e are t, `44
h next, be appointed as the da which tenders
be delivered,he y by
otweeinrolin -wing parties were declared contractors for
gouth g:---For Netherfield-road, North, Mount-street,
Apassag:reet, St. George's-street, M Greg or-street, and
8, Owen and Roberts, £623 7s ld. Portland-
eaex _Portland-squar, Portland-buildings, and pas-
tl,„. °Wen and Roberts .£3.5 lls 9d. Andersan-street,
ti634"9"sn-street, and pa'ssages, William Tomkinson,
terra,:e, •
....Annne•street, Salisbury-street, and William-
street George Ravenscroft, £B7 10s. Westbourne-
atteecote? Alma-street, Richard Smith, £461 7s. Lord'
tort},
..!(!aglan-street, Speakeland-street, and a street
u
..sls t ditto in West Derby, Isaac Dixon and Co.,
str • Park-street, Mersey View-street, Vaughan-
To:.2Ja•towortla street, Napierettreet, and passages in
Dixon'o rne-,,,street, Cerltort-
keZ`eoutt-park, Richard Smith, £7OB 14s 6d. Penrith,
street, and passages Isaac '
Richardand £213 158 Lleeren str et andpassages,
This Sraith, £5ll 48: Yu- e
concluded the business.