The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-20 00:00:00

HEALTH COMMITTEE.

at the usual weekly meeting of this committee was held
1)05 e Tow_ n Hall, yesterday afternoon ; Mr. Alderman
ties:: Presided. The other committeemen present, were
Beckwith, Godfrey, Crosthwaite, Haydock,
V; M'euffie, Johnson, and Stewart.
AreiTe-diniuutes of the last meeting were read and eon-
The
op Borough Engineer Building Surveyor, and In-
eetor ,
°Dery ei Nuisances, reported various particulars of the
holt len.
3 in their several departments during the week,
ashh.,wnich it appeared that 142 delapidated privies and
beer,ll,B `mete altered and repaired, 1,144 cesspools had
tams uischarged, 89 nuisances complained of by inhabi-
%ems had been inspected, and means taken to remedy
1,995' 688 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing
111)04. apartments, had been examined and reported

THE HEALTH OF THE TOWN.
tnol;lie Medical Officer of Health reported that the
avert:l, ItY of the borough continued greatly below the
end• ge• The deaths from all causes during the week,
4veitig Saturday last, having been 161, While the limited
was rage for the same week of the previous eight years
vsipek22B, showing a difference of 62 in favour of last
tk ; or the 164 deaths, 112 were in the parish, and 42
Veruee3°9l.lt-townships. The deaths from zymotic diseases
, of which there were from hooping cough 9,
tinter
8, typhus 6, scarlatina 6, measles 4, small pox
tio:r vaccination) 1, 31 deaths were caused by consump•
Ifitai and, 20 by other diseases of the lungs, making a
froth 50. A married woman, 35 year. of age, died
intemperance.

It . THE CHURCH YARDS.
theo,ling been ascertained that, in various instances,
ill !fel' in Council, for closing certain burial grounds
vi_, •verpooi, for regulating interments, are habitually
tooliaeted, the Medical Officer of Health recommended that
Rrou, be given to the authorities of different burial
ar,,,,10s affected by the Order in Council. In case of
offTe_it!ture violation,proceedings will be taken against the
I'l%l
IQ •
kell•nan, sorer to a question put by Mr. Hodson, the
had 11;4 Officer stated that, during the past week, there
'Pose 71 a commissioner visiting the town, for the pu.r-
triet°' inspecting all the church yards within the dihs-
would had adjourned until Friday next, when
.e
Thereonreaume his enquiries, and report to the council
that it Hodson : Do you know of any other church yards
Th't is intended to be closed ?
char el, Medical Officer : Yes, I believe that Trinit.
me" had already infringed the order in council.
Yardr. Beckwith : Do you know of any other church
yards that it is intended to be closed from interments ?
tor 0 Medical Officer thought it would be premature
until to state which church yards were to be closed,
ins after the commissioner had finished with his
Pection
Mr. •
right Beckwith Then, in fact, you do not think it
el. t° tell us which church yards it is intended to be

Th Medicalquestie.o Officer further stated, in answer to a
of s, 11 Pot by a committeeman, that the authorities
itlar,,`' Anthony's Catholic chapel, Scotland-road, St.
ti Kirkdale, and St. Ann's, Edge-bill, still con-
llotifse' to bury in their church yards, and suggested that
tin"ed should be given to the parties, that if they con-
e d° so, in the face of the order in council, that
'olete.engs would be taken against them to put a stop

The r,
jeer. ~`-alairman said he felt very strongly on the sub-
extent IheY had a cemetery at Walton, of 30 acres in
cool t, most beautifully laid out, where all bodies.
ouril "e interred. it had been understood that this
be 4 ground was only for paupers, but he wished it to
pauper understood that it was not exclusively for
f.'ers, but was fever all parties, where they could have
ihinilY grave o .
eouidauswer to Mr. Stewart, it was stated that Dissenters
to th be buried at Walton, as well as those belonging
be Ile established church, but that the exnenses would
nder certain regulations by the authorities.
.„,The THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
"Ir. M. i,""-oominittee reported that they had sus ended
abse ''''ohald, the inspector, for oJe week, for being
hetrona duty-
e assistant in the nuisance department stated that
hierrtld beard that Mr. M'Donald was in town on that.
spejtenY, and was attending to his duty, as he had in-
fors",several nuisances.
"'ti..°eCkwith : That will not alter our determination
If his'Peoding him. We have had too much of that.
Wedh-usPengion had not appeared in the papers on the
to hlesday, he would not have been found attending
r,„.S duties on the Thursday.
The
'OO5l ecommendation for the suspension was unani-
y adopted.
A THE 130 ROUGH ENGINEER'S REPORT.
repay:‘'ng conversation ensued, as to the propriety of
reportng certain streets, as recommendedin the annual
that of the borough surveyor, the result of which was,
Ileekulo the motion of Mr. odfrey. seconded by Mr.
witb"it was agreed that a copy of all the names of
fu'e
.streets so recommended to be paved, should be
estished to each member of the committee, with the
shed
cost thereon.

The THE LATE ACCIDENT IN MANN-STREET.
it wm report of this lamentable accident was read, and
sh,),;2lnanimously considered, that some compensation.
lives "`', be given to the individuals who had risked their
so RI ;Jut as the committee had no power of voting any
41. j„
town e subject was referred to the consider-
TiIE ll of the council at their next meeting.
ASSESSMENT OF THE LYCEUM AND ATHEN/EUM

NEWS ROM.
Ver rePOTt was read showing that the two buildings
att eee nerapted from the payment of the rates, in accord-
•""til the act of parliament for the relief of scien-
- institutions.
ImlAtif4ter a brief conversation, it was agreed on the
a of Mr. Hudson, seconded by Mr. Beckwith, that
,„,i:uPjuotation should wait upon the select vestry, and
ex,t‘s It them on the grounds of those buildings being
opted.'fl
A eradjou_ transacting some routine business, the board
rued.