The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-09 00:00:00

AN EXPLANATION.

In connection with the visit of the Mince of Wales
to 1.4 mdeshorough lodge, and a remark in The 7'imes
of the 29. th ult., that the illness of the Prince was sup-
posed to date from his recent visit to Lord Londe,
bortugh, Mr. George P. Pale, thus writes
to that journal. fisuu Falconer-1p m,, Scarfs 'rough
The remarks you made in your lime of the trth ult. as
to the probable source whence the infeetion was &rived,
which produced the serious Hintze td his Royal Wellness
the Prince of Walt s, call for some notice from those who are
hoterested hi the inquiry.
"At the medical attemlant of Lord Tondesherough, and
from lay personal acquaint :dice with Lomieshorou,lt 1' lie
audits sanitary appliances, I on ahle to supply von wills
valuable and, I trust, reliable information bearing upon
the ,ia•stlon you have raised.
"I know how earnest anti deep is tie Interest felt by all
ellss, a in the illness which has so suddenly Aricken doers
'the hope of the nation.' told how williogly sour readers
will listen to any statements which may throw a 10:tt 01.00
the secure origin of this terrible disease.
"Lontlesborough Lodge is about 1:1511. shove the level of
the sea, and the grounds slope towards the bench at an angle
of about IS deg. In its immediate neighbourhood are a few
villas—Belvoir terrace, and the Crescent. louring my long
resider ce in Scarborough I have not attended one case of
typhoid fever within this area, nor have I never heard of
one hot hot occurred. The drainage is perfect, 1111. t has
been at Lrd Lontlesloorough's request *lois day tlio-
robzb'y examined by te .mptteut authorities, and I
leg to appeod their certificate. The water used by his
Evil liWinoss for drinking purposes was the celebrated
• F:ri,d, I ester;' tl:c ordinary haute supply from the town's
041- lvt mat from springs of pure water four miles above
tine I. an, and abundant for all doineAtic anti sanitary por-
n..., his water elitist possibly become contaminated
ft no sotage or other impurities. There is net now, 0101
net, Into, about the premises ally permanent stagnation of
in.ined or vegetable rt fuse which 'night generate typhoid
fever. no foe that this locality has been is singularly free
from zsmotic fever, and also that Lord and Latly bottles-
borough, with their young family anti household, occupied
this house for upwards of two months before the visit of the
h. sal patty ' Wyatt hasing a case of serious illness. is
Cooarmat,v3 evidence of the absent,: of such sources of mis-
chief as are suggtated In your remarks.
It is quite true some members of the distinguished party
sotter...l Inn, diarrhea, anti this night possibly be due b.
f,s';-,-fibula escarang intorthe house ; but I contend tills
r I coutpareti with the poison of typhoid fever. It
; • • i.iptouts 14 its own, it daily dissimilar to those
. • o the other source, atod thu transient Illnesses
. Lave itt, terokncy to drift hits the nrsre

•is sr readers who have had experience of the
iistecs of lodeing In•uaes in watering-places will
reCail alally cases of sickness corroborating this statements.
in the hottest mouths of the year. when those houses are
mrcrowded with inmates, a break-11,1VA happens. The
effluvia is at such tiro, s au offensive to the senses that
manse-, sickness, ordianhom immediately follows the whole
h.,,eh. hi is stricken down. There the evil, such as it is,
eak I satin it recall one instance of such illness ending in
or other tithed fever. These eases are of daily on.• during the season.' Hardly one house escapes, yet I
• '.oni that during 29 years' practice in Scarborough I
:.• se at 2,-.lea.MS of typhoid fever."

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.! 'wing is the rep.,rt of the sanitary arrange-
:. . • Lord Londc.lorough'3 Scarborough re-

• 2 carefully examined the drains and cesspools at
I.lfoliuthirijilo and outside the buildiug, having
• • i.ened for the purpose.

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that the drains from the several waterelosets
4 . • '.; ..re In perfeet condition ; the fall to the main
s. , very great, nod the drain pipes from the closets
nil ,ioas are perfectly free from matter in fact, from the
L„t•l' - of their coostrurlion, no deposit of any sort can re-
The alluvium traps in coimexion are all
• ,!esii..l. snot we are of opinion that no offensive
through them.

also es:an:m.l tl.e drains outside, taking cur-
I ivater fr,la ro, fs, and find they are not eon-
, ' rains. As they are properly
1 • entering senor lrains no foul gases einild be

•s. alio examined the sinks, ‘Vc , In the culinary
Lj En, it, and timi that the sanitary arrangements are as
e,,a.plxte as possible.
":•TEIVART and Bum-, Architects, Albion-place,
Scathorough.
" T. It. l'Altat.LL, Clerk of Workz, Grimston, Tad.

cuter.
"WILLIAn PEACQNC, ContraCtOr, ScarbOrOUgh.
' N6v. 30, 1571."

." Having beenwlerk of works to Lord Londetborough up to
in tlmt capacity I wis iirdered by Colonel Gratton to
insp,ct the drains, cesspools, and closets, itc., at Londes-
horough.liidge, Searl.roush, in ISlLii. previous to the recep-
tion it company there by Lord and Lady Li ouleshorough. I
&Mil the drains and cesspools admirably constrricted and
tree from ilepeadt, and properly trapped, there was not the
sliehte4 Illnelum from either closets, surface drains, or
common sewers connected with the Lodge, and from Its
litaatimi Owing ciiii4d,ralily elevated above the main
Weer, t 4, thee with the Ildw of eat, r constantly at com-
slant 1 a nidiing the ill anis, it., it is almost impossible
for f l sto generate. 'the orders were very stringent
reliaivii I. military arrangements through,sit ids Lordship's
est remain, etc.,
' Dec, 2."

"WILLIAM 31. ADAMS.