[Report 1857] / Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association.

  • Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association.
Date:
1857
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    4. “The strong coloration it imparts to food. ” The Committee record their thanks to the following gentlemen, who acted on this Sub-Committee; Messrs. T. Turner, F.R.C.S., Chairman ; J. Boutflower, F.RC.S.; Dr. E. FranJdand, F.R.S.; F. Grace Calvert F.C.S., &c. W. H. Shaw, and the Secretaries; and here the Committee cannot omit to notice the very important services which the Secretaries have fiom time to time rendered to the Association. [V.) General Subjects which have received the attention of the Committee. Among subjects of this character, the following may be men tioned:— (i.) Grave Yards. In several instances the Committee have noticed the relaxation of the Orders in Council, for the Closing of Graveyards within the City of Manchester; and they regret this the more, because it has been occa¬ sioned by the still-continued want of a suitable Burial Ground for the City. The difficulty of obtaining an eligible site appears to be felt by the Corporate Authorities, who are now, by Act of Parliament, Trustees of the funds for the purchase of a Parish Burial Ground ; and, as it is by no means unlikely that, in the absence of compulsory powers, they will be unable to obtain a proper site, the urgency of the case would, m the opinion of the Committee, justify the introduction of suitable provisions in one of the Bills intended to be presented to Parliament in the next Session. (ii.) Cellar Dwellings. The attention of the Committee has been directed to the continued use of Cellars, in several parts of Manchester, unfit for human habita¬ tion; but they hope, by bringing such places under the notice of the Au- thorities, their use will be suppressed.