The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD OF REALM.

A special meeting of this Board was called on
Wednesday night for the purpose of taking the
neoessery step. for the prevention of cholera. The
Mayor (T. Collo:, Esq.) presided, and there were
present Masora. B. P. Gundry, J. Jefford, T. Legg,
C. Tucker, Williams, lkroombe, K COI, H.
Edmunds, Templeman, Manley, G. B. Yellollll, 8.
Stephens, and H. hi Munson.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
The MAYOR said in the present state of the
oountry, when cholera was ghrscgccing us, Lcs
sanitary committee bad had newel meetings of late,
and they had thought it desirable to draw tip the
following report
"In consequence of the appearance of cholera in
several places in the country, your committee have
directed their attention to the best mode of keeping the
borough in a healthy state, and as one of the means of
effecting this, have issued a notiee to the public, milling
;attention to some of the more important points which
are necessary to be attended to for the perservation of
, health. The Inspector has been directed to report to
I your Board several of the cam where whits washing is
peculiarly needed, and your oommittee recommend that
steps should be taken to ensure white-washing where it
is needed ; soda., before any steps me be Mime
to enforce !Lis, it is necessary that two medical
practitioners should certify that • house or
part thereof is in such a filthy or nnwhole-
; some condition thst the health of any person
is affected or endangered thereby, or that the white-
washing, cleansing, or purifying of any house or pert of
a house would tend to prevent or cheek infectious or
I contagious diesses, your committee suggest that your
Board should consider whether two medical practitioners
should not be selected to inspect the houses within the
district. Your committee consider that considerable
good may be effected by your Beard distributing, free
of expense amongst the poor, chloride of lime, or some
other disinfeMent. They also advise that disinfectants
should be used in the public drains. Your committee
have to report that they have ordered • trap to be
plated in the drain at the bottom of West-street, which
dieharges itself into the river, A 4 it has proved to be a
pest nuisance in its previous state, the expense of which
will be about 335. Your committee being fully sensible
of the necessity which may arise for prompt and imam-
, diets action would nett your Board to grant them full
powers to deal with any ease of emergency as it may
occur, on the understanding that they will report their
proceedings to your board at tile neat meeting.
; After some conversation on a point Mead by Mr.
Legg that the committee had incurred an expense for
printing bills, without the comet of the Board,
which was generally jwitified on the ground of the
ni y of the matter,
rIL TUCICH proposed that the expenms already
incurred by the committee be allowed, and that an
additional six hundred bills be ordered to be
printed.
Mr. B. P. Gimoax, seconded the motion, and it
was carried without dissent.

The MAyos said the next portion of the report
related to the whitewashing of buildings,
The Ixtmicrott (Mr. Patten) said be hod indooed
several persons to whitewash, but there were others
who still failed to do so.

Mr. TIMPLIMAN thought that those who bad not
done it ought to be compelled to do so,
Mr. Lyon thought the inspector bad been author-
ised to inspect and compel, whore necessary, to
whitewash.

The CLIRK said they could not force parties to
whitewash unless two medical oflioers appointed by
the Board certified it was necessary.
Mr. JR7TORD said of coulee white-washing was of
the utmost importance, but be thought attention
should be drawn to the papering of haunts. HOOK*
were very frequently papered without being pre-
viously lienewashed, or any other precaution taken.
Now, it ought to be known that impure paper we.
one of the most unhealthy things they could have, and
It. impu 4 ysa ght lead to serious results. Many people
thought if old paper was covered with the new that
that was all that was required. That was a mistake,
for if paper was allowed to bang on the walls for any
considerable time it would become very impure.
He cited MOM arising out of bad paper.
The MAYOR said be bad heard of the same kind of
thing, where people bad died in consequence of the
impurity of paper. The sizes which was applied
often became putrified, and serious results ensued.
Walls should always be well limewaahed before
I paper was hung.
Mr. Lana did not think they wanted any medical
men. What was their inspector for?
Mr. HOONSILL said it was quite right that two
medical man should be appointed by the Board.
The sanitary committee would be powerless without
they were. Forties had had notice to whitewash
their premises, and had refused to, and unless the
committee were fortified by two medical men their
recommeadations in that respect would be neelesa
lir, JRZFORD thought the committee ought to be
empowered to do what emergency might render
Inecr.lion considered nothing should be done
without the sanction of the Board.

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Mr. TEMTLIM•I4 thought the committee were
timeline if they bad to summon • meeting of the Board
every time they proposed to act.
Mr. Lana said he did not think there was any
special came for the committee to act.
Mr. TIMPLIMAN said a cam of cholera had already
been reported.
The MAYOR said perhaps Mr. Jetlord could give
them information on that subject
Mr. JETTORD said he had made inquiries into the
case alluded to. Dr. Hay was the medical afloat in
attendance, and he had authorised hint (Mr. Jeiford)
Ito say that although no one could positively say the
mes was one of /inane cholera, yet no one could
say it was not. The oireunistanom GI the owls had
beeu described to bun (Mr. Jiireicli), sad he did not
think say one could goy but that it was a awe of