The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-26 00:00:00

SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY.

The medical officer reported that the inspectors
had visited 354 houses during the past fortnight,
and he submitted a list of 128 places for sanitary
improvement. He also submitted a list of pllces
requiring further proceedings on account of orders
already issued, but not yet complied with.
The markets and slaughter-houses had been duly
inspected, and the officers had condemned 7,1841b5.
of meat as unfit for human food ; 3,4211b5. were
putrid, and the rest was in a diseased condition. It
consisted of 20 sheep, nine calves, 25 pigs, 29 quar-
ters of beef, and 185 joints of meat, besides 145
head of poultry.
In the course of the fortnight there had been 118
births and 133 deaths registered in the City. The
mortality returns are above the average for the
season ; the number of deaths for the corresponding
period of the last nine years was 119 ; 53 of the
deaths were among children of less than five years
of age, and 33 among persons of 60 and upwards.
The chief causes of death were as follows : —Phthisis
14, pneumonia 11, bronchitis 18, mesenteric disease
8, hydrocephalus 3, continued fever 7, scarlet fever
3, whooping-cough 16, croup and diphtheria 6 ;
making together 28 deaths from tubercular diseases,
29 from inflammatory affections of the lungs, and
30 from diseases of a zymotic character. Of these
the most important was whooping-cough, which was
unusually prevalent and severe in the City.
In answer to Deputy Bone,
Dr. LETHEBY said that no case of fever in the
City had come under his notice.
The Commissioners after disposing of some other
business adjourned.

TERMINATION OF THE LOCK-OUT IN THE SCOTCH
IRON TRADE.--We are glad to be able to state that
this lock-out has already, or will immediately terminate.
At the adjourned meeting of the masters and workmen,
held in the Bedford Hotel, Glasgow, on Monday, the vari-
ous matters in dispute were very carefully considered. The
best feeling, we understand, was manifested by both masters
and men. Mr. Burns was present along with the masters,
and Mr. Strachan along with the men. After a sederunt of
several hours a joint committee was unanimously appointed,
composed of both masters and men, for the purpose of ar-
ranging the facts as to the various prices paid to workmen
in England. This committee at once met, and proceeded
with the duties entrusted to it. On the recommendation of
the committee, and on a comparison of the prices paid to
workmen in England with those paid in Scotland, thomas-
tors unanimously agreed to withdraw the notices which they
had given for a reduction of Is. per ton on the wages of
puddlers, and 10 per cent. on the wages of other workmen ;
and as a compromise, it was arranged (the men, on the ad-
vice and recommendation of Mr. Strachan, unanimously
giving their consent) that the various works should be at
once opened, and the workmen resume their work, the re-
duction on their wages being only 6d. per ton to puddler;
and 5 per cent. to other workmen. At a meeting of the
workmen in Glasgow, held in the evening, a report by the
delegates was submitted, and a unanimous resolution
adopted, agreeing to the arrangement as above explained.
Meetings will be held in the other district; when, we be-
lieve, there is no doubt but that similar resolutions will be
adopted. On the whole, the result to the workmen is that,
by the stand which they have made, their wages, instead of
being reduced about Bs. pc;r week as the masters proposed,
will not be reduced more than U.—Scotsman. .