The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-01 00:00:00

CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.

Yesterday the Commissioners of Sewers for the
City of London held a court for the despatch of
business, at Guildhall, Deputy Christie acting as
chairman.

With regard to the sanitary condition of the
City, Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, re-
ported on the state of 241 houses that had been
inspected during the week, of which 61 are com-
mon lodging-houses, and he submitted a list of 83
places for sanitary improvement. The mortality
returns are still remarkably favourable, for there
were but 33 deaths in the course of the week,
although the average for the season is 48. In fact,
the average weekly return for the whole of the
month has been only 36, whereas the number for
the corresponding period of the last finer years is
52 ; 15, •r nearly half, of the deaths wore among
children of less than five years of age, and 6
among old persons. The prihcipal causes of death
were as follows .—Diarrhoea, 4 (of which 3 were
infants); scarlet fever, 2 ; and one from each of the
following—measles, small-pox, and fever; making
together 9 deaths from zymotic affections. There
were only 4 deaths from pulmonary diseases—
namely, 3 from phthisis and one from bronchitis.
57 births were registered in the week, 28 girls and
29 boys. The customary order was made by the
commissioners for the sanitary improvement of the
several places indicated in the medical officer's
report.
The committee on general purposes reported the
circumstance that hides are allowed to re main in
Leadenhall-market beyond the regulatei 1 hours,
and the court empowered the inspector , acting
under the instructions of the City solicitor, to take
steps for securing the rigid observance of 'the regu-
lations on that subject. The committee also re-
ported that they had taken into consider ation the
letter of Dr. Letheby on the evil effects of gas
leakage from the street mains and pipes,, and that
from communications they had had with the three
gas companies supplying the City it appeared that
whilst the leakage was a source of Brea t loss to
them, which they had endeavoured to p revent as
far as possible, the result of their exueri ence was
that the proposed remedies have failed to effect
the desired object. Agreeably to instrucEons given
to the committee at the last court, they kad exa-
mined the candidates for the office of inspector of
slaughter-houses and meat, and had nsualic three,,
from whom to elect as persons qualified for tnjo
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office. One of the three the court elected—v S.
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that they had had words inserted nwtohuelaA .bring it
dultera-
tion of Food Prevention Bill which
within the powers of thecourttouse i:ts provi-
sions. They, also reported thatthe L oconix Con Bill
in Parliament, the object of which is und( ;I 'stood to
have been to facilitate the metropolitan sti tsaet traffic
by means of tramways, had been withdra 97n. They
had likewise examined the Local Taxatio Returns
Bill, the Highways and Roads Bill, 'the Local
Board of Health Bill, and the Nuisances Removal
Bill, and were of opinion that they did n Jot call for
the interference of the court.
A casual conversation arose on a ce ntreversv
between Dr. Letheby, the medical elfin.' 'er of the
commission, and Dr. Hoffman, acting on the part
of the Metropolitan Board of Vorks, as to the best
means of deodorising the Thames; but the full in-
formation not being before the court on the subject
it was postponed until it came up for discussion.
The remaining business transacted by the com-
missioners was of a routine character,
disposal they adjourned over their customary recess
in August. and after its

It is stated in a letter from Triesbe :that the
Queen Dowager of Naples is expected there alm oat every
day, in the war steamer Elizabeth: and that a I -Ma near
Vienna, belonging to Baron Pereira, has be( to i =chased
for her Majesty.