Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

HEALTH COMMITTEE,

The usual weekly meeting of this committee was held
yesterday; Mr. Dover in the chair. The other gentle-

men present wore She
Bowring, Hodson, Stitt, Gladstone

SANITARY OPERATIONS,

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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 143 nuisances complained
by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to
remedy them-; 1,249 houses in the unhealthiest districts,
containing 3,910 apartments and 956 cellars, had been
put under examination, with the view of improving their
sanitary condition ; and 117 lodging-houses had also
been examined and reported upon.

lIEALTH OF

1E TOWN

The Modica' Officer of Health reported,
fist week of 1859, the mortality of the borough,.attaou
still slightly hitcher than the avArn crP Wflg Pnrzirlarni

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lower than in the previous week. The registered deaths
were 260; being 46 less than in the last weak of 1858,
and eight more than the corrected average of the same
week of the preceding ten years. The deaths in the
parish were 166, and in the out-townships 94. The
improvement, as compared with the previous week, was
owing to the decrease in the mortality from zylnotic
diseases, each individual of the- class ha;ing• participated
in the reduction. The total deaths were 65, against 106
in the previous week ; being fewer than 'in any week of
the six months preceding. • Scarlatina caused 30 deaths
against:39 in the week previous; fever, 10. against 14;
hooping ..congli, 8 against 15.; measles, 7 and .13 ;
diarrhoea,' 3 and 7; smallpox, 2 and 5. No fatal case of
diphtheria was recorded. From diseases of the lungs,
the deaths were 97, being the same as in the previous
Week. An artisan, aged 28, died from delirium tremens.
The temperature was higher than the average, on every
day except Saturday, when it was 51 degrees below it.
The mean of the week was 41 9-10 degrees, nearly 11
degrees above that of the same week of the thirteen
preceding years. The atmosphere was damp; but no rain
fell throughout the week. •

A sub-committee reported that in the case of the
warehouse of Messrs. Robinson and Co., in Argyle-street,
which was reported by the surveyor to be in a dangerous
state, that the committee might allow the warehouse to
be prop rd up for a few weeks at the request of the
company, but leaving all the responsibility with the
owners.

Mr. Civlliu remarked that as they had had two acci-
dent 3 since they last met there, they should be '•ery
careful.

In reply to Mr. Crellin, the surveyor stated that he
thought the committee might allow the property to be
propped for a short time. He did not think there was a
great weight on the floors.

MR. M4GOWAN'S EXPLANATION

The Doputy Town-clerk said he had a wish to move
One motion to the committee, on what had occurred in
reference to a speech which had been made by Mr. J. R.
Jeffery, at the Council, on the previous day. A gentle-
man had called at the offices in Cornwallis-street, and
directed his attention to a paragraph in Mr. Jeffery's
speech alluding to him, and asked what he had been
doing to 14 alio(' out. For his own part, he had read
the remark, and it appeared to him that his name had
only been used as an illustration. If it was
so, then there was no eenalme en his
conduct ; and if the committee were of the Same opinion,
ho need not refer to it further.

Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and several other members
of the Council, said M`Gowelfs name had only bowl
Mentioned. R 5 an illustration of a system,

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The subject then dropped.
TILE REMOVAL OF THE PUBLIC OFFICES,

Mr, Hodson said, in consequence of the amendment
he had proposed in the Council on the previous day
Navin; been adopted, it was then the business- of the
committee to carry it out, and to do so they must procure
the plans, &-e. In order that there should not, be any
further delay; and he really hoped that there would not,
he would move the appointment
rhea sub-committee,
committee pleased,
for. carrying it out, namely,— Chairman the
Dcputv-chairman, and Messrs.
Robertson Gladstone,
Stitt, l3owring, J. Holm, and, if the
himself.
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Mr. Crellin did not see any necessity for the appoint-
ment of a sub-committee, as the business could be done
by the re„,mular committee.
Mr. Hodson thought it was usual to appoint
committee for such purposes a 80-
w. Sheil said that, usually, such works were submitted
to the parliamontarT sub-committee.
The Chairman said he was also the chairman of that
committee, and he was sure that that committee would
have quite enough work upon its hands during the
present session.

Mr. Gladstone thought that when the plans had been
got and sanctioned, it would be quite time enough' to
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done, so that there was no further delay. lie did not
viishlcThaWirdelayed for three' or four,atudis Inure.
The subjeet;tbeirdropped. '-'