Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

HEALTH COMMITTEE.

The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yester-
day, R. Shiel, Esq., in the chair. The other members
present, were—Messrs. R. Beckwith, Anthony, Haydock,
Hodson, Crellin, Bowring, Barton, and Gladstone.

Alderman

The chair was subsequently taken by Mr
Dover.
The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspector
of nuisances, reported various particulars of the operations
in their several departments during the week, from which it
appeared that 113 nuisances complained of by inhabitants,
had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them.
1,141 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,681
apartments, and 731 cellars, had been put under examina-
tion, with the view of improving their sanitary condition,
and 206 lodging-houses, had also been examined and
reported upon.
The medical officers reported that in the week ending 28th
May, the deaths registered in the borough were 201, being
14 less than in the previous week, and 32 less than the
corrected average of the same week of the previous 10
years. In the parish the deaths were 129, and 72 in the
out-townships. From zymotic diseases the deaths were 45,
the same as in the previous week; 16 were from fever ;
10 from hooping-cough ; 3 from diarrhoea ; 3 elysentary ;
3 scarlatina (less than in any week of the 4 previous
years) ; 2 thrush, and 1 each from small-pox and measles.
Diseases of the lungs caused 66 deaths, being 4 less than
in the previous week ; 38 were from consumption. Infantile
mortality much less than in previous years.
Dr. Hodson congratulated the town on its healthy con-
dition—a condition not observable for many years past.

A letter was read from the Secretary of State approving
of the bye-laws, as already submitted for the arrangement
of sanitary purposes of the town, which had been sanctioned
by the council,
MR. HOPE'S BUILDINGS, WHITECHABEL.

The following report was read

"STRENGTH OF IliON COLUMNS,

"The engineer and building surveyor beg to report that
they have calculated the weight which will have to be sus-
tained by the new columns in these buildings, and find the
maximum load 225 tons, which, distributed over seven col-
umns, gives the load on each column equal to 32 1-7th tons,

" The columns are 14 feet long, 7 inches diameter at the
bottom, and 6 inches diameter at the top, and.the metal
throughout is a quarter of an inch thick. This gives a
mean external diameter of 6.5 inches, and a mean internal
diameter of 4 inches.

"The application of Mr. liodgkinson's formula to these
data is shown in the subjoined sheet, and the result may be

thus stated.
"In the most favourable condition, which is when the
beoelu2m9n is firmly
9.9
tons;
fixedxanedd ai tbn ot
ht he
mostends, i ttis locating
.nfaio
unfavourable
hle weightcondition,
would
olln,
which is when the column is loose at both ends, the break-
ing weight would be 88.8 tons.
"The columns are practically fixed at both ends in the
case in question, and if we take a quarter of the breaking
weight as the safe load, we shall obtain 77.7 tons. The
actual load is less than half of this.

But it must be borne in mind that it is only the
resistance to vertical pressure, or crushing force, which has
been considered. The resistance of the column to a trans-
verse strain applied at the middle of its length is only
about one-fifth of its resistance to a crushing force applied
in the direction of its axis, and a much less weight applied,
with, impulse as a stroke or blow would be destructive.

" JAMES NEWLANDS, B.E.
" WILLIAM RISIITON.

" Borough Ennineer's Office,
Cornwallis-street; 31st May, 1859."
The general routine business was then transacted, and the
board adjourned.

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LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISAMENT rot
Boys' Omni/No.—Number of boys clothed correspond the eek
ending Saturday; May 28th. 928 : ili
d
week last year, 895.—Increase, 33 boys.