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plenty of it, which was wanted. He did not think the quality 

 was so much an object as quantity. 



Mr. C. Morton would ask the author of the paper 

 if there was any established rule between mortality and 

 Geological position ? With respect to some of the figures 

 brought forward by the Rev. Lecturer, he thought the rate 

 of mortality in some towns excessive. He would like to 

 ask the Lecturer, if the Geological position had such 

 influence upon mortality, how it happened that London, 

 with its clay foundations, and Halifax, with its grit rock, 

 were so near alike ? 



The Rev. W. Thorp said, that if the rates of mortality 

 from the Fifth Report of the Registrar- General were ex- 

 amined, there would be found very great variations, accord- 

 ing to locality, such as neither density of population, trades, 

 &c., could account for ; and this paper sought to establish a 

 connection between the degree of the salubrity of any place 

 and its Geological site. The rates of mortality, however 

 high, were all extracted from the Reports of the Registrar- 

 General, and were, therefore, correct. Mr. Morton had not 

 rightly comprehended him respecting London ; the rate of 

 mortality of the metropolis is 1 in 37 ; agreeing nearly with 

 Hull, (1 in 34,) which is also built upon clay. Halifax and 

 Huddersfield have rates of 1 in 50. 



Mr. Briggs thought the quality of water had more to do 

 with the health of a town and neighbourhood than appeared 

 to be admitted. He had frequently observed, t^at where the 

 water was hard, there was more disease than where it was of 

 a dijfferent character. 



Dr. Crowther did not think the quality of the water 

 had much to do with health. He wanted the people to 

 have plenty of water, and, if the quality was inferior, it 

 would not make much difference, in his opinion. 



Dr. Inglis, of Halifax, thought differently. The quality 



