The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-02-10 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE 18LAN0.

At the meeting of thri members of the Sanitary
Authority on Friday the Medical Of Boar of firsaltia,
Mr. J. J. Drake, presestad tae following rat:art :
January 21hti, 1886.
To tho Chairman aod Member! of Lb. Inc .1 Bawd of Health

GenUsnaen,-1 beg 0 hand ynot my report for the boat
quarter, .04 .1.. tho one for tbe year ending De-Amber, 1884,
The death and birth-rate doing tie ahnreammitioneol wads
mm. toßous ; —Deaths, ; Tito ri. for tie
c° ding quarter of Ism 7w Is as f lloorel—Deetha,
111816,7 IBM, 63; dominos, 4 B rib., 1013, 68 ; 1844, 118 ;
decrease, A. The annual r t 0.,. of Om death sad birth-rate
for BM Is—Dentha, 1641. De ; 1813, 104. Birth., last, 186;
19811, .ho•s on the annual Mara • desrom of
sight deaths, nod 17 airths I oleo socials foram A, iimmrlog
the causes of deaths for 1881. The only mouses% I have to
stake lime 010,04 ,pldemla of nabooh (onemlocs) oblatt
commd during the latter part of the Summer, not la •Stich
eight succumbod to UN diatoms Th. spidonatc Itself was ntt
of. malignnot nature, and mocoolined, I thlt,k, •sc optimally
to the 11•4er-hill &arid of Portland. In some area, hov-
erer, It was aitmoded with • great Imaleocy to Ism comitAkou
Um and formal • very km typo. In them mel the children,
goomally wetting, succumbed very quitly, warmly, In tact,
giving Uwe s tho rein. ,le. IA set h the 'email. of
this epidemic. I think the illAriet bee bass devise the poet
ymr airy healthy. DOllOl the hoot yam I hare bee. called to
to pees Inure sapicolata of nolomom ooly, Via , one at Oestle•
town, one In Klorpstres& cam on the primer 01 11,. Combos,
Mol.kn-w.II. nod one behind the 1340041114, In all time
emus they were nine lied as soon 04 potasibbl, and. I bellur,
to thoo ostasfaotaio of the Bond.-1 here the honour to
remit* Mr. Manson no 1 Geetleneen, your obedient
400700 t. . .

1L• J. CHUM

SANITARY AUTHORITY MISTING.

At a meeting of this body on Thursday there were
present—Marrs WiUlo.. Attwooll (chairman). II W.
Smith, Thomas Gibbs, Joseph Hodder, Toombs
Combos. Feticide Nara, John B. Gibbs, Christopher
Mita, Henry Samson' and John J. Patten.
The Surveyor reportad that he bed repaired Priory..
toed, Illasear's Nap, and the road near the station,
aed that the crossing neer the station had been laid.
He recommeaded that Grove-road should be repaired.
He had rewired the following cheque' for wal" :
January 3rd, no ss. 61; 10:tt, ; 17 di, elil 7e. 31.
964, /9 9s. fid.
It was decided to leave the repair of Grove-road for
the and that the curbing of the footpath from
Sou well arch to near Ur. Biliot's house should
I be dons at our, and that the Surveyor be instructed
to wowed with it.
The Clerk was instructed t, write to the Governor
a the Convict Eatablielianeet drawlog his ettention
to the state of the Grove-road owing to the tralflo to
the prison, and to the materials and -labour which the
Convict Authoritiee have at their disposal, sod ash
whether be would assist the Board by repairing the
road sad the footpath at the aids of it.
The Inspector of Nuisances reported that owl's to
meat raise the reap al at &Ile Vise-terrace had
overflowed again, sad he had received complaints
about it.—An application from llvera. T. sad 0.
Gibbs for the removal of the cewpool was read. and
It was resolved that the Inspector be ordered to take
steps to have the oulaaaos remedied, and to prevent
Its mearrokaa.
The Collector reported that he had c,llecied and
paid into the Beak £2OO. He 11•01•00.1 • list of tire
perilous asking to be excused payment of the &pups-
hot rate, and It wad decided that they should remain
until the neat meetior, when the 'loused bat would
be considered.

-WIMP dWaidod that the scavenging contract should
remain at presents. it stood,
A letter was read (ran Mr. Bessetr, arohltect,
having been sent by Idr. Gibbs, no behalf of Ms.
Eldridge, rope. and Co. and Miser.. Brown Brio.,
stating their willingness to put the road near the
Britannia In repair with drain, iko.—The Board
expereeed their willingbese to sanction the work, pro.
vided details were famished as to what wee lotendei
to be door, and that such details were satisfactory to
the Board and their Surveyor.
The Clerk war ordered to write to M. Combos
drawing 11. attentloo t the boor. during which night
soil might be removed. and that the contents of Dight
carts should be deposited where they could not be a
nuisance to enyons.