The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-18 00:00:00

SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.

Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer of health, presented the
following report :

"To the Honourable Commissioners of Sewers of the City
of London.

"Gentlemen—The inspectors' returns whicn are before
you relate to 239 houses that have been inspected during
the week, and I submit a list of 90 places for sanatory im-
provement in various particulars. I likewise submit a list
of places requiring further proceedings on account of orders
already issued, but not yet complied with.
"All the bakehouses of the City, 130 in number, have
been inspected during the week, and I submit a list of 17 of
them that required to be cleansed in accordance with the
provisions of the Bakehouses Regulation Act.
" The markets and slaughter-houses have been duly in-
spected, and the officers have condemned 2,667 lbs. of meat
as unfit for human food. It consisted of 13 sheep, 14 pigs,
12 quarters of beef, and 17 joints of meat; 1,837 lbs. were
diseased, 560 lbs. were putrid, and the rest was from ani-
mals that had died from natural causes.
Forty-eight births and 50 deaths were registered during
the week ; the mortality returns being exactly the average
for the corresponding week of the last nine years ; 20 of
the deaths were among children of less than five years of
age, and 10 among persons of 60 and upwards. The chief
causes of death were as follow :—Phthisis 8, mesenteric
disease 8, hydrocephalus 1, pneumonia 3, bronchitis 6,
whooping-cough 2, fever 2, croup 1, and infantile diar-
rhoea 2, making together 17 deaths from tubercular
diseases, 9 from inflammatory affections of the lungs,
and only 7 from diseases of a zymotic character, show-
ing a satisfactory state of the public health.
" I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
(Signed) "H. LETHEBY."
THE GAS SUPPLY IN THE CITY.
Dr. LETHEBY reported that the illuminating power of
the gas supplied to the City during the week had been
constantly above the standard of the Act of Parliament.
It had ranged from 13.13 sperm candles to 15.30, the
average of each company being above 14 candles ; and
the chemical quality had, except in the case of the Char-
tered and Great Central Gas, been also good, but the
former gas had been highly charged with ammonia and
the latter with sulphur.

The commissioners, after disposing
ness, adjourned. of some further busi-

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, May 18.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine Weather, but a little
cloudy.
16.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Fanny,
for
BaFrbiEald ayoesM.

CLYDE, May 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Melma, from
Rio Grande; Albert Fraseer, from St. Jago de Cuba;
Gluckunf, from Bahia. Sailed—James Stewart, for Ha-
vannah.

JERSEY, May IG.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Alabama,
fboardoeNse.wport and Pernambuco ; The Electra, for Bar-

--SOUTHAMPTON, May 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Seine
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screw steamer, for tho West Indies. 1
SUNDERLAND, May 16.—Wind &E.—Arrived—Fanny
Palmer, from Demerara.
PLYMOUTH, May 17.—Wind S.W.__Arrived—Her. Ma-
jesty's ship Defence. •
SWANSEA, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chelynda,
from Caldeira.

NEWPORT, May 17.—Wind W.—Arrived.—Alexander,
from Jersey for Havannah ; Albina, from Jersey for Per-
nambuco; Bilboa, from Bilboa. Sailed—Scutari, for Vera
Cruz.

BRISTOL, May 16.—Wind &E.—Arrived—Minnie, from
Sagua la Grande.
OFF PLYmoirrn, May 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—
Agincourt, from Calcutta for Hull,