The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

HEALTH COMMITTEE,

The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held
at half-past two o'clock yesterday, in the Town Hall,
Mr. Alderman Dover in the chair. Other members
present—Messrs. Beckwith, M‘Grufri., Shell, Robertson
Gladstone, Holden, Godfrey, Ilaydock, Johnson,
Anthony, and Crosthwaite.
HEALTH OP THE TOWN.

The Medical Officer of Health reported that, up t;)
last week, commencing the 9:h inst., there was a con
tinuance of the low rate of mortalLy which had prevailed
during the previous seven months. The deaths in the
borough in the three weeks ending 25th October, Ist and
Bth November, were 172, 186, and 178, respectively,
giving a weekly average of 179, against an average of
218 in the same period of the preceding eight years,
corrected for increase of pnpulation. ' The mortality
133 thus 18 per cent below the average. In the week
ending Saturday last, there was a considerable increase
of mortality, owing chiefly to an increased prevalence of
inflammatory diseases of the lungs consequent on the
somewhat sudden fall of atmospheric temperature. The
deaths from all causes were 235, being about the cor-
rected average of the same week of the preceding nine
years. From diseases of the lungs there were 76 deaths
last week, being a greater number than in any preceding
week since March - In the three weeks preceding, the
deaths from these diseases were 161. From diseases of
the zymotic class the deaths in the four weeks were 245,
giving a weekly average of 61 ; while that of the same
period of former years was 80. Of the 24:3 deaths frOm
these diseases, 86 (more than one-third) were from
scarlatina, 35 from typhus, 34 from diarrhcei, 28 from
measles, 21 from h opinz cough, 18 from croup, 8 from
small pox, 3 from syphilis. Of the eight who died from
small-pox, four were stated to have been vaccinated.
The only disease whose
.mortality is higher than usual is
scarlatina.

The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and In
spector of. Nuisances,, reported v.,rious particulars of the
operations in their several departments during the last
five weeks; from which it appeared that 288 nuisances,
complained of by the inhabitants, had been inspected, and
means taken to remedy them; 2 888 houses, in the
unhealthiest districts, containing 9,378 apartments, and
1,042 cellars, had been put under examination with the
view of improvng their sanitary condition, and 282
lodging-houses bad also been examined and reported
upon..
APPOINTMENT OF TREASURER.
The report of the j drit sub-committees of the health,
'watch, and water committees, as to the appoin`ment of a
treasurer in the room of the late Mr. Gapes Ashlin, was
brought up and read. It recommended that Mr. Thos.
White, assistant to Mr. Ashlin, be appointed to the
office. at a salary of £5OO a year, 7-16ths to be paid by
the Health Committee, and the residue by the other
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sub-committees, and the security to he £5,000.

Mr. Beckwith moved that 11r. Whi!e be appointed.
He was conversant c‘ith the duties of the office, and, if
after the able manner in which he had discharged the
labourS'of his previous position, they did not appoint, or
rather promote him tl the vacancy, they would not be
doing what was just and right. (Tl,ar, hear.)
Mr. Go !trey seconded the motion.
In answer to a member.
The Chairman said that Mr. White's present salary
was £270 a year.
The motion was unanimously adopted.

The other recommendations in the report were also
confirmed.

Air. White was then called in, and in brief terms
thanked the commi tee for the confidence they had
reposed in him, by electing him to the office of treasurer.

A letter waS iceeived -from the Home Office, stating
that an Order in Council had been made for the closing
of the common graves of St. John's, St Michael's, Christ
Church, and St. Martin's churchyards. The family
vaults and brick graves may be opened under certain
conditions.

111 r. Crosthwaite presented a memorial from the inha-
bitants of Back Stanley-eresent, Kirkdale, complaining
of a nuisance in that quarter. It was referred to the
Borough Engineer.
Mr. Beckwith called attention to other nuisances,
which were likewise referred to the Engineer.
This concluded the general business.