The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-02 00:00:00

SAN I TARY.

Mr. & J. Day, the medical officer of the Dorchester
Rural Sanitary Authority, has addressed the following
report to the Chairman of the Board :

"f3ir,—Having inspected the whole of the eastern half
of your union, witch now comprises 17 villages, besides a
small pert of Fordington, with your inspector, I ant
pleased to be able tuprelenl you with the following very
favourable repirt. There are not at present, to the best
of my belief, any influences which injuriously affect the
=Alio health of the district, nor can the conditions on
which the only ease of *cal= fever in the country
lependreil be discovered ; the TSUI sining three were in the
Workhouse. AU the prompt and neceseary precautiona
taken to prevent its spreading proved mecca= uL No
deaths have occurred from either of the following symotir
dieemes—via. =miles, scarlet fever, small-pox, diph-
theria, whooping cough, fever, or diarrhoea; from the
first named four recovered, and from tee la= one
although many deaths have of lata taken place in the
town of Durcheeter from these dilemma I have not found
It neosseary to examine any animal, cam= meat,
poultry, Was. desk fieh. fruit. vegetables, corn, bread,
Of ROUT exposed for sale, =sported of being unfit for
hunt= food. No IlUilloo.ll have =leen from any trades
carried on within the district. &arum from my mita-
Lim report book show that one new drain hag been laid
down, one =Mined. and several thoroughly cleeneed . .
many windoers require altering so as to render them
rap"l,le of being opened. . 01 the 90 deaths (10
females) one-half took place. at Puddletown mid five In
Me workhouse., one of the remaining five at Ashniston,
Broadway's', Dewlialt, Fordlligtoo. and Tolpuddle. Two
of the males died between 80 and SO years of age, and five
female. between 70 and 80. . The highest mortality
wee during the weeks ending o.l.iber 6th and December
tied, =tee deaths having been registered in each. . .
The population being 5 071 the birth rate is one in
114 886714 and the death rate one In 1161/4. . . I beg
to enclose for your perusal the usual returns, and to
remain, your most obedient servant, FL J. DAT. Dar.
=ester."

TRAIN ALTERATfONS FOR APRIL. -

ORRAT WRSTIRX RAILWAY.

The 7.45 p.m. train front Bridport to Maiden
Newton runs on to Dorchester, returning from there
at 950 p.m. in connection with the last train from
3.laiden Newton to Bridport.„

The 3.40 p.m. and 10.35 p.m. trains from Maiden
Newton &-e 10 minutes earlier, an I the 6.0 p.m.
train from Maiden Newton 15 minutes earlier through•
out.

The 10.15 em. train from Maiden Newton to
Bridport (on iundays) to be one hour later.
The 2.20 pm. train from Bridport to Maiden
Newton to be 10 minutes later throughout.
The 8.18 am. train from Weymouth calls at
Dauntsey.
enigma" Istaaria.—The days of sailing, are now
as follows—From Weymouth at 12.0 midnight every
Tuesday and Friday. From Jersey at 10 a.m. every
Monday and Thursday.
Frans HOLlDATS.—Excursion train, will be run
to and horn most of the principal towns throughout
the line. Cheap third clams return tickets from
London to the West of Ragland will al.o be issued.
Full particulars will be duty announced.
On Good Friday the trains will run as on Sundays.
Good Friday Sailinss.—Wernouth and Channel
Island..—The usual Friday steamer from Weymouth
to Guernsey and Jersey will not sail on Good Friday,
but on Saturday, April 20 h, instead.

SOUTH WC:l'l'llN &AMWAY.

Southampton, Dorchester and Weymouth Line.—
The 5.26 p.m train from Bishopstoke to Weymouth
wil stop at West M.ors to Pet down passengers for
the Salisbury and Dorset line by informing the guard
at Kingwood.