The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-08 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission.

On Tuesday a meeting of the Commissioners n!
Sewers of the City of London was held at Guildhalit
under the presidency of 11. D. Jersey, Esq., Deputy.
The commissioners were occupied during a cons'
derable portion of the sitting in hearing summonses;
which had been taken out by the inspectors against
contractors, for not properly carrying out the con"
tracts entered into by them for street cleansing allyihe
removal of dust from the houses in the City. 1
undermentioned fines were imposed for the neglects
complained of—Mr. Reddin, £1; Mr. Baker, ,
Mr. Stevens, £5.
In accordance with the decision come to at the
last meeting of the commissioners petitions were
to-day laid on the table for signature, for presentild.
tion to Parliament, in opposition to the City an
London-bridge Railway and the London, Chatbarlit
and Dover Railway (new lines), &c.
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The principal clerk, Mr. JOSEPH DAW, f
letters which had been received from the City °f
London Gaslight and Coko Company and th't
Chartered Gas Company, expressing surprise 3
the report furnished to the commissioners by Dr•
Letheby of his testing of the illuminating powersO
the gas during the past fortnight. Both comPall'es
asserted that the gas which had been supplied 113 s
of greater illuminating power than that stated. A
resolution was come to directing the clerk to
write to the companies requesting to be inf°rlllea
when, where, and by whom the testings bad been
made on behalf of the companies.

SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.. .d
Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer of health, .0
before the Court the following report respecting 4
sanatory condition of the city during the past wcek:
Gentlemen,—The inspectors' returns Avllic`l 0
place before you relate to 224 houses that have beet
inspected during the past week, and I submit a'"
(No. 1) of 32 places which require sanatoryiml3l3°-
-m.ent in the various particulars detailed therein.
" I also submit a list of three (No. 2) places refindly
ing further proceedings on account of orders air°
issued but not yet complied with. boa
" The markets and slaughter-houses have eci
duly inspected, and your officers have condemn
1,5561 b. of meat as unfit for human food. It °ia:
sisted of 18 sheep, 8 pigs, 5 quarters of beef,
joints of meat. Last week there were 50 births an
55 deaths registered in the city. The mortality re,
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turns are now below the average (62) for the le
responding week of the last 10 years ; 18 of tof
deaths were among children of less than 5 Years
age, and 12 were among persons at 60 and uPvcafd. .s
The chief causes of death were as follow—Phthfei
8 ; mesenteric disease, 4 ; bronchitis, 6 ; contin",;
fever, 2 ; scarlet fever, 1 ; smallpox, 1; ineasleths
and whooping cough, 1; making together 12 de.if,
from tubercular diseases, 6 from inflammatele +be
fections of the lungs ; and 7 from diseases 0I
zymotic class."
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Dr. LETIIEBY further reported that the ilium'•n ,e
ing power of the gas supplied to the city during wof
past week had been equal to the requirements 1,
the act of Parliament, but that the amount of sag
phur in the Chartered and Great Central Gas 113.
been excessive. t
It was decided to send a copy of the report
each of the gas companies.
After transacting some further business, the c°lll‘
missioners adjourned.