Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-04 00:00:00

TIEALTH COMMITTEE

The usual weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday. Mr. Alderman Dover presided. The other
members present were—Messrs. Shell, Crellin, Beckwith,
Crosthwaite' Barton, Anthony, Haydock, Bowriug, Stitt,
Avison, and R. Gladstone.

The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and
Inspector of Nuisances reported various particulars of the

opeiations in their several departments during the week,
from which it appeared that 158 nuisances complained
of by inhabitants had been inspected and means taken to
remedy them ; 1,107 houses in the unhealthiest districts,
containing 3,956 apartments and 999 cellars, had been
put under examination, with the view of improving their
sanitary condition; and. 186 lodging houses had also
been examined and reported upon.

HEALTH OF THE TOWN

The Medical Officer of Health reports that the deaths
registered in Liverpool, which in the previous week
were 232, rose in the week ending last Saturday to 272
—a number which exceeds by 18 the corrected averages
of the same week of the preceding ten years. Of the
274 death's, 200 occurred in the parish of Liverpool.
Diseases of the lungs furnished the largest proportion of
the increased mortality, the deaths having been 100
against 83 in the previous week; a larger number than
in any week of the two months preceding. Zymotic
diseases caused 75 deaths, being ten more than in the
previous week. Of these, there were fr©m scarletina,
18; hooping cough, 18 ; measles, 11; fever, 11; cramp,
5 ; small-pox, 3 (two after vaccination) ; cholera, 1 ;
diphtheria, 1; syphilis, 1. A fatal case of rheumatic
gout was registered. The temperature, as in the five
preceding weeks, was considerably above the average.
The mean of the week was 45 2.10 degrees, nearly five
degrees higher than those ' of the same week of the
thirteen preceding years. The reading of the barometer
was low; the atmosphere was dry; the wind from the
westward; and the horizontal motion of the air greater
than in any week previously recorded, averaging 664
miles daily. The medical officer of health certifies that
the tunnel cesspool attached to the houses 37, -39, 41, 43,
45, 47, and 49, King-street, Toxteth Park, is in a
situation injurious to the health of the inhabitants, and
recommending that the notice be served on the owner
to fili up the cesspool, and convert the privies into water
closets, The medical officer of health also certifies that
the privy of the house 158, Dale-street is in a situation
prejudicial to the- health of the inmates, and that it
ought to be converted into a water closet.
In reply to Mr. Stitt—Dr. Duncan said, the.fever was
not 'scarlet fever. All fevers were reported under. the
reiieral head.

" Mr. Crellin thought, filthy privies had a great deal
more to do with fever than the drainage,

Mr. Stitt thought, the sewerage had to do with it also.
Mr. M'Gowan read the minutes of the last day's
proceedings, which were confirmed.
Several recommendations for flagging and paving
certain streets, &c.; were read and confirmed.
REMOVAL OF CONDEMNED MEAT AND FISH.

A question arose, as to the removal of the above, also
of bad fruit, vegetables, &c., when it was stated that
the contractor, Mr, Ellson, WM 144ti8ded to remove it,