1 JULY 1865, Page 18

The Food of the People. A Letter to Henry Fenwick,

Esq., M.P., by Joseph Brown, M.D. (Longman and Co.)—Dr. Brown's experience as a physician at Sunderland has induced him to write a letter to the member for the borough, insisting on the fact that the labouring popula- tion of this country are underfed, and that this underfeeding is progres- sive. The prices of all provisions, except corn and potatoes, steadily rise, and that of meat is to the poor almost prohibitive. The conse- quence is disease and, from inability to do hard physical work, crime. Tho doctor recommends as a remedy the increased use of fish, which is rich in fibrine, and hopes much from the Fisheries Commission in increasing the supply. He also recommends a fish diet for the aged.