The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-03 00:00:00

SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.

Dr. LETHEUT, the medioal office! of health, laid before
the Court the following report on the sanatory state of the
City:—
" To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the
City of London.

"Gentlemen,--The inspectors' returns which are before
you relate to 267 houses that have been inspected during
the week, and I submit a list of 62 places for sanatory im-
provement. I also submit a list of places requiring further
proceedings on account of orders already issued, but not yet
complied with.

"rhe markets and slaughterhouses have been duly in-
spected, and the officers have condemned 5,919 lbs. of meat
as unfit for human food. It consisted of 20 sheep, 2 calves,
12 pigs, 38 quarters of beef, and 67 joints of m'at. 2,089
lbs. were diseased, 2,106 lbs. were putrid, and 951 lbs. were
from animals that had died from accident or disease. In
one case where the carcase of a calf that had been seized at
the shop of Mr Bonser, who, although he called the atten-
tion of the inspector to the condition of the meat, yet refused
to give up the name of the sender—the meat was in a very
diseased condition, and was condemned by Alderman Salo-
mons on the 27th ult. I submit to you that the case ap-
pears to be one which requires investigation with a view to
legal proceedings.

" In the course of the week there have been 66 births
and 63 deaths registered in the City. Tho mortality re-
turns aro a little above the average for the season, 21 of
the deaths were among children of less than five years of
age, and 11 among per Eons of 60 and upwards. The chief
causes of death were as ;follows : --Phthisis, 4 ; bronchitis,
5 ; pneumonia, 2; mesenteric
,disease, 4; scarlet fever, 6;
whooping.cough, 1; croup and laryngitis, 3 ; intermittent
fever, 1; and erysipelag, 1; making together 8 deaths
front tubercular diseases, 7 inflammatory affections of the
lunge, and 13 from diseases of a zymotio character,—l re-
main, gentlemen, your obedient servant,

(Signed)
" Guildhall, Nov. 1, 1864."
THE GAS SUPPLY.
Dr LETHEEY ftirther reported that the illuminating
power of the gas supplied to the City during the week had,
except on one occasion with the Chartered gas, been equal
to the requirements of the act of Parliament, and the
amount of sulphur in the City and Chartered gas had not
been above the quantity sanctioned by Parliament ; but the
quantity of sulphur in the Gteat Centrul gas had been ex-
cessive.
The Commissioners, after disposing of some other busi•
ness, adjourned.

" H. G. LETHEBY,

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