The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-25 00:00:00

oneron; been, then were law distrieM they karate
without say population, sad of 410111•111 the laspeolors
of subtheme would not be °ailed on to Invest those
parts of the dietriet. He thought one Input*"
of 11•661101111 sofiloint for • large ohm like Dor-
theater ; for. although they had two relieving
Mitoses, he thought—of course he was open to oorreo-
tion—thst the doties of Inspector would be very much
gaudier than theirs. They had resolved to appoint one
for Dorobestor, and the, would have the expatiates of
one year in that way. As he hod said before, he looked
on the duties of that officer ethane the most isuportsot.
With regard to the medical adieu, there was she gen-
tles really most for their orsessideration. He would
just ask, as they should in say, attention—what evils
were they going to remedy? what were they going to
do? and what wits to be the practical result of such an
appointment' Mr. Hawley told them it mull be the
duty of the medical oftler to moke reports--what he
chiefly dwelt on was that he would make repute on the
11•8111Ar7 state of the different anions. Bet, who were
those reports to be male to? Not to the Boards of
Maratha, bat to the Local Goverment. Board. He
did not think nab reports if made to the Board" of
Geerdians would assist them eery largely, though no
doubt whee mode to Government from different parts
of the °Gunn it would enable oompoisons to be made
as to the maitan state of dlfferett distriots, and horn
Skein general deductions could be drawn which might
be vary valuable in regard to the state of health
throughout the country, sod for any measures °motion-
plated to be adopted • but they °paid not be of any
greet value to Boards oiGuardisas. He looked °Rauh
Do seem as • Government ellishd, cud being moth he
thought Government ought to pay hint—(applume).
Suppose they were to adopt Mr. Hawley's suggestion,
and appoint an officer for the whole county, what 000-
teal would each Board of Onardient have over him? Of
nurse he would come to them aid perform the duties
laid on him by the Local 0 iverument Bard it different
times, and when sailed on by Government would report
to thelJnious,but he did not believe they would have any
control over him, and that as he would be an offiur of
the Local Government Board in London, they had
better pity his Damn, and lot him be recognised se their
ofileer—(tear hear). If Local Government was to be
maintained—and he wes an old-fashioned stickler for it
—he said let them have their owe mediae' onn—
(loud applause). With regard to their duties, pat aside
for • moment the reports became they are to Its made
to the Local Government Board: what are they to the
localities? What he gathered from Mr. Hawley wee
that in ease of epidemics they would he of great vain
in finding out the mess of three dismiss' and Se
advise the Beards as to their removal. Now what
experience had they as to sash matters? for • kap'ortit
of experinee was bettor them a pound'. worth et
theory—(bost, hose). They had bad small-pea, and
what did they do The medial officers Is the leseitties
were directed to take the matter in heed, to distal set„
remedy, and deal ielth the cu..; and whet wet the
moult? Why, as to small-pox, which broke nut twice in
Dorobeetoo union, the 0.1.41,'s were limited to five or
six I Was not that good trestmeot? Was not that
astialoctory ?—(applease). It was stamped out th a
forlaight—(applause). If they bad bad • medostl
taws for the whole cotton, would he have dine better?
That was the Tiestion. lin did not thiuk he would—
(hear, bear). eosin, wpm,se they bad one ague for
the whole county, and serious disease broke out in
diluent_ plane; how cool I ho atteud to them all at
Dice? He °mid not; he mutt have • deputy, or em
and that would be open to objestion. If the
Government Board wanted an °Moor, let them have
kho, and dead with him. They (the gaudiest.) were
responsible for their own allure, but coo 4 not menage
those of other people. lie was sorry to hear that the
authorities in L %don seemed to have made up their
Wads so strongly upon this matter—that they won't
allow the sanitary authority to apoolet the medical
eaten of nuirms. Dot he hoped they would re-con-
elder it—fbear. hear). If there was to be a central
authority, and hod Increment was to be uteintained,
se he hoped it woul be, they must be prepared to
meet on. soother. the Right lion. President of the
Local Government Bo3rd were present, he would say
to him that if there wee to be concurrent authority,
they must be prepared to sonde something to one
another. He thought the medial' authority should bo
the laurel mite. Mr. Hawley red they bed alertly
enough to do—that they were hardly worked and
complained—Oh. OLT), : Ho.r, hear)." Mr. Glyn
said 'beer, bear," but he (Mr. Plover) was old enough
to remember the formation of the Dorchester Board 40
years ego, and all those years loot been its Presidenh
and be reoollecied that they divided the mien late
small dietriets, so that It should not interfere with the
private prectice of the toe heal men, and that they
might enlist ell the medical skill of the district. What
was the oonseqmenes? If they were allowed to appoint
is they wishou to do those utedisal officers to be the
oilers of health under this Act, he would undertake
to say that if those gentlemen were present they would
sac they were fully able to take upon themselves these
extra clothe. and he (Kr. Floyer) maintabed th.y were
the beet men to perform thern—(hear, hear). As to the
question of looal isfidenoa they most get rid of that
heehaw. Of nurse there was tonal inflame'. ; but he
athed, was not keel kimonos valuable very Muth ? If
they had • men not the least ether their control, be
might—theroth he supposed he could tartly venture to
allude to the matter of expense this anaiderations • Is
yst they must look that qaestion is the faree.—(iir.
Heathen : It is the first thing considered in my union
—laughter). Keen if it were the last it must be
considered sooner or later, and it an °Meer were
appointed for the °aunty he might think they had
thilimited purse/. Without putting it too Pro-
minently, he thought they must consider that if they
heel • men over whom they had no oontroloof course his
object would be to put the whole empty In the highest
sanitary state -a most excellent thing, still, they
might go to greet expense ant after all find they had
not improved the sanitary sooditinn y.ep much.
What was the sanitary cote of the county
now? ti. read the last returns which had
been published In One of the county papers (Demi
Cone, /epees) and found that in Dorset the number
of deaths had not been one half of the births, which
seemed to chow that at any rate the sanitary sate wee
fairly @shad eatery. If there had been great mortality
—lf the death rate had been extremely high, why he
atiould have said they must be prepared to meet it and
go into great expense if needed; but he ould not see
that the present circumstances were snob as called for
It. He we. far front saying there woe no room for
improvement, but he said great improvement, had been
made--for they were not now meting a Mart with
eatiltary improvement. He remembered when the
Fordington suburb of Dorohmerse was in • deplorable
state, and now It was as healthy almost as any part of
the county. Fever, now, under tha blessieg of God,
was rare throughout the union. Misrelates he Bald they
should not nut Into great expenditure before they knew
what they ware going to gat for it. If they had a
medisel °Meer is the county olothed with oonsidauble
powers who earn hem entirely independent of local
control, he might saddle than with serioua enema
without their being In the least able to shook it.
Therefore he would ask Mr. Hawley sad Mr. Wodithone,
he would sit the Local Goveroment Board, if a feeling
was expressed on that ea onion, and he as the Chairman
of the oeetral union would venture to stein the Tian
of that Board—if the holing of the °flinty we. strongly
In favour of the medial oilers being appointed, he
would appeal to the Laid Gorernment Bowel and say
—we are concurrent authorities, let no meet one
soother in • far spirit of 1100001111011 • IA we are *thug
to appoint *Saint psaltery inspector; who will do the
work as you wish, at the end of a year we shall me
how they get on; and in thet time we should also see
bow the local medical men did their duty, and whether
Improvement waa required. Let as then appoint
the union medical memo. Such a soneeesion on the
part cd the Local °nutmeat Baud would not be a
serious matter: it would be • trial for one year, when
if it did not answer it could be theoged. flare In one
or two plans, Dorset had not had any great eleitatio•
of on epidemic for some yurs. He did not know
whether Mr. Wodebouse ocield point out any other
particular duties for the medical oft ten, but he did
not think they were very great or onerons. Therefore
be said let the Local Government Booed agree to their
trying the local me heal men for one year. The
Government had got them no doubt by the law very
mash under their thumb, bemuse if they said they
would not allow the medical calm of unions to be
appointed, they were potteries he was afraid. Bt if
It wag the 'trope feeling of the county that they were
the prow persona to appoint, he rild not think—he
hoped the Local Government Board would not heist
upon their present opinion, but would taroonsidu it.
He had meson to believe the medical oaten of the
Unions would carry out the sew duller, though no doubt
ea to seeing into the state of labourers' and
artisans' cottages they were In some places of a
rather delicate nature. By 31 end 33 Pro., o 103,
a. 5 if an off) or of health finds any premises in
• rooditioa danerous to health and unfit for
human habitation --(Mr. Wodehouse 6411 that
only applied to urban authorities). It seemed tbat only
applied to town, but he trusted it wonhithol refer
to any large Glass of houses, or cottages eon, in shy
county. ea the organ of the Dorchester Board of
Guardian, of whets be had bees so loeg obe'rinto, he
wished to say they were very strongly of opinion that
It was Important to Depots. • man whom tiny believed
and hoped would be thoroughly efiloiontsa au lospeethe
of oulanoss, sad that he would do all that was
Dipegm7 on his pert, and, the Brood eating with him,
they would remedy all merlon cases or probable came
of disease and (endemic in this n- ighbouthood ; sod
they thought in that way they should be able to removal
the greeter part—perhaps he should be too sanguine is
saying eventhine—whiab was obnoxious ia • sanitary
point of view, and remove the more serious evils likely
to affect the healthof the population of which they
di.ege. Proposing to eat In that spirit and la
that meaner, they feel most anxious that the Lout
Government Board should if ormessery netortAder their
views as to the one point, and allow them to appoint
the medical eater. of the union the dean of health
under the Buitary stet —(applause).
la reply to Mr. Howard, Mr. Wooinoots said the
lanai Governm, at Board were • committee of the
Cabinet, Mr. Stusfeli was the President, and the
Biased °assisted of five with the secretary,
Mr. (WOMAN said be had been ohairmse of the Wey-
mouth Board of Guardians for twenty yeah, and he
spoke in • similar sense to Mr. Flow. He :tithed the
Inanator of nuisances to have power to abate ethane.,
charging the person halo's; and that the union
medical odious "horrid be appointed to starry out this
',Lug chairman of the Sturminster Board,
▪ Mr. HA.. •.-. 'Wet dated. The sot wee fell of
eadureed what a.. ourlistiees 11114 he thought must
Ineonestenoles and con.
be amended.
The Rev. Carr Clue said he had inqe'...d, th..oit
point, and had a letter in reply that the Board 3- '—
contemplate introducing into Parliament any meteors
altering the Public Health Lot of 1872 no far as it
imposes on local authorities the obligation to app.:dal
ogleero either soporately or in onjenotion with the
authorities of adjoining district.. The Board were
therefore &eines to receive eagerly as peeetimilale pro- ,
1 pouts from local authorities as to the manner in width
they contemplated giving effect to the existing law.
Mr. Finer hoi glade(' to the healthy state of the
county: it might be so now, but in Wimborn union
they had very often small-pox, scarlet fever, and typhus
fever; end he believed this Stet would really be tha
most economical manure ever brought forward. Too
medial ofliser the Local Goverameat Beard wished
the. to appoint was to be • superior iffiest to the
Imposter .ad guide bine ia the clieharge of his duties.
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