The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission.

The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed, after
which the commissioners were occupied in hearing sum-
monses against contractors for not clearing certain of the
City thoroughfares, in accordance with the contracts entered
into by them.

Alex. J. Baylis, Esq., the solicitor to the Commission,
reported that in accordance with the instructions received by
him at the last court, he had caused inquiries to be made
into the circumstances under which four packages of dis-
eased meat were lately seized on the premises of ➢lr Ray-
ment, in Aldgate-market, as unfit for human food. He
found that the meat formed part of a cow belonging to a
cowkeeper in George-yard, Aldgate, which was taken ill and
sent for by the salesman at the request of the owner. The
cow was killed on Aug. 28, and the carcase dressed in the
usual way. The meat was afterwards cut up into joints,
packed in clean cloths, and treated as meat intended to be
sold for human food usually was. The explanation of the
salesman—agaiurt whom he felt it right to say that no com-
plaint had been previously made by the inspectors—was
that the meat was not intended for human food, but was
about to be sent to the knackers. The solicitor added that
this was certainly inconsistent with the facts he had stated
and if such was his intention it was doubtless his duty to
have called the inspector's attention to it. He was of opi-
nion that there was sufficient reason to render the salesman
liable to be convicted under the Nuisances Removal Act of
having diseased meat in his possession if the Court should
think fit to order proceedings to be taken.
The Court, upon the motion of Deputy FARRAn, decided
that proceedings cheuld be taken, as suggested by the soli-
citor.

SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Dr Lrrnmit, the medical officer of health of the City,
reported on the state of 257 houses that had been inspected
during the week, and he submitted a list of 71 places for
sanatory improvement. He also reported that the markets
and slaughter houses had been duly inspected, and the
officers had condemned 20,3101b5, or rather more than nine
tons of meat during the week, most of which was in a
putrid condition. It consisted of 80 sheep, four calves, 13
pigs, 08 quarters of beef, 112 joints of meat, and 25 cases of
rabbits. The mortality returns for the week were a little
above the average for the season. Last week the number of
deaths in the City was 53, whereas the number for the cor-
responding week of the last seven years was only 40. 21,
or nearly half of all the deaths were among children of less
than five years of age, and 12 were among old persons of 60
and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows :
In 8 phthisis, 4 from mesenteric disease, 2 from hydrocepha-
lus, G from bronchitis, 2 from continut d fever, 4 from scarlet
fever, 1 from diphtheria, and 3 from infantile diarrhosi.
As regards the supply of gas to the City during the week,
Dr LETHEBY reported that the illuminating power had
averaged 13.5 candles, and the proportion of sulphur had,
except in the case of the Great Central Company's gas, been
below that fixed by the Metropolitan Gas Act.
After transacting some other business, the commissioners
purned.

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