The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

HEALTH COMMITTEE.-Yi§T;RDAT.

The usual weekly meeting of this Committee was held at
half-past two o'clock, yesterday, in the Council Chamber,
Town-hall, Mr. Lanpdale in the chair.
Other members present—Messrs. Beckwith, Hodson, Mc
Guffie, D.wer, A. Stewart, Ilaydock, Tione, Johnson, Shied,
J. Holm°, Crosthwaite, Godfrey, Robertson Gladstone,

BLAUGHTER-HOUSES IN THE BOROUGH.

Mr. flaydock, pursuant to the notice which he gave in the
matter, moved that the license for the slaughter-house in
Plumb-street be withdrawn at the expiration of three

month

Mr. Dover seconded the motion,

Mr. Hodson moved, as an amendment, that a sub-com-
mittee be appointed to consider the subject of slaughter houses,
relative to their removal entirely out of the town. The
slaughter-house in Plumb-street might be oli.ctionable, hut

;o we►e many other slaughter.hunses in the town, and under

stick circumstances, and in the present state of the law it
would be a herdsbip, he thought, to single out AI:. Clarke as a

Mr. McGuffie seconded the aniendthent, and observed that

there were other premises of a like nature.

those in question.
Mr. -Beckwith considered that the whole question should be
entertained before any individual was selected as a victim,

unles, in the event of a medical officer ileclarinig that it was a

Mr. Robertf,ciiC

4auzhter-

were in the tie

public would-;11

about the nuisar

preseut, but here they were placed

town where the poor and werlting classes, resided. The
comf,rts of their homes were of far more importance to the
han to . the rich, and when their homes were tlina
able by what, under the moat favourable
or less a nuisance, -was it any

rendered disagr

circums,tanees, would be more

wonder that the jails were filled?
finials in their death stru

Was it any- wonder, the
filling their

r.should,go to the: pubic-house, and the son on
the strorts, or that the wife and mother should have to look for
them w:l4. re they could be found—in. jail? Reformatory in-
stitutions were no doubt good, awl wel. merited the confidence
and approval of the public, but it was i i vain to administer aid
in the wroci7 spot—they should go to where the wound was.
If the poor man's home were not made comfortable it was in
vain o expect that he would sit quietly there.. He was
naturally opposed to . the selection of any. • individual, and
thus to make" him a victim for tho benefit of all, and on that
ground,* though otherwise with feelings of •regret,. he should
oppos6 the motion of Mr. Haydock. He thought the subject
should be considered as a whole, and that the nuisance, which
was also the source of demoralisation, should be removed to
the outskirts of the town, where:.it could do no harm to
any one, and could have no prejudicial .effect on the homes
of the poor and working classes of the community. (Rear,
hear.)
Mr. A Stewart concurred with Mr. Gladstone.

Mr. Dover said that on the general principle he was in
favour of the amendment, but, as it could bring no relief for
more than one or two years, if so soon, as a special act of
parliament should be:obtained for the purpose, he should
vote for the removal of any particular nuisance when brought
under their. notice. ,

The medical officer stated that the place was in nowise
changed since the license bad been granted. The sewer
leading from the slaughter-house was opened within the past
week, and no refuse found in it, and furthermore the inspector
stated that Mr. Clarke's premises were always kept in the
cleanest order.'

Mr: Shell thought that a subject of greater interest, or
more importance could not be brought before the committee,
and he trusted that no effort would be left untried until the
nuisance had been abated. They were told that the finances
of the borough would not permit them to enter on works such
as that involved in the question before them, and which was
demanded by the health of the town, and essential, as Mr.
Gladstone bad properly, pointed out, to the social welfare of
the people ; but when he considered that upwards of £l,OOO
had been spent in the opening of St. George's-hall. and nearly
£2,000 iWentertaining a royal duke on a late occasion, he
did think it disgraceful that a public, body, entrusted, as the
corporation was, with the interests awl health of the town,
Should . plead inability, on the ground of the state of their
finances, to perform an essential duty, lie trusted that the
committee would urge the matter on the council, and that
they would not be deterred by any such financial argument.
The amendment was then pu~ and carried. The original
motion was accordingly lost. The sub-committee was then
named by Mr. Hodson.

With regard to the much-vexed question, of the permission
granted to a gentleman to make an area before his house in
Albert-street, it turned out on the examination of his le.se
OA he was entitled to it as a right. This finale of the
matter, which h.d been discussed both in the count-tit and the
committee with gloat warmth and energy, caused much amu,e-
ment.

Several letters in reference to ,the Smoke nuisance wcr
referred to the sub-committee.

HE kLTH OF THE TOWN,

The medical officer of repo-ted that in the week
ending on the 26:u Jan., 227 deaths were registered in the
borough, being 25 less than in the previous week, and 12 less

than the corr cted average of the same week of the preceding
seven years. Of the deaths 131 were in the parish, and 76
in the out-town hips. The mortality from diseases of the
zymotic class was lower than in any week of the preceding six
tn,mths. Of 59 deaths 20 were from pooping-cough, 13 from
scarlatina (less than in airy week since last Auzit,-0, 7 from
measles, 4 from'tvplinti, 2 (idol's) from small pox, one having
been vacitiated in infancy. From diseases of the lungs and
consumption there were 93 deaths, a number which has been
only once exceeded since the month of March. A commercial
traveller, aged 46, died of delirium tremens. Of the 227
who died, 129 were below 20 years of age, 73 between 20 and
60, and 25 between GO and 90.
The borough engineer, bui!dinz surveyor, an l inspector of

nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations in
their several dtpartments during the week, from which it
appearel that 85 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had
been iris'irc:f4, and means taken to reint!ily them, 563 houses
in the iii,liealthiest districts, containing 2,019 apartments, and
341 cellars, had been put under exti.utination, with the view
of their sanitary condition, and 80 lodging houses
had also Oxen examined aril repotted upon.
The committee then adjourned.