The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-04-27 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.

The following reports on the health of the Rural
Sanitary District have been presented :
Weenie DIVISION.
Area, 37.891; population, 5,891. Annual rennet.
11015.—Gentlemen,-1 now beg to lay before you my
report for the peat year on the sanitary condition of
the Western envision of your district. During the
year, 139 births were registered, 61 nodes and 75
females, giving • birth-rate of 23'50 per 1,000. The
death, registered wen. 115, 5/4 males arid 57 females,
giving a leath.rate of 19.57 per 1,000. ()f this nuns.
her XI °mums' in the Asylum, aue ,nw re-ra ma not
bel..ngingt. the arid t, therefore, end he
included in estimating the death rat.: leaving them
out: the .I.6th rate is 131/1. The abide birth and
desth•ratee will lie found to compare favourably
with those of the previous four years. They are as
follows :--

1 het h rate.
DIM 1 I.:ei
18182 24'14 11 'NI
IWO 24 414 13111
DWI 1371
InSIS 23.tei 13141
Table A gives an analysis of the caner. of death,
and you will observe an entire aleence of deaths due
to the chief symotic diseases. There have been
during the year three deaths from measles and one
from whooping cough, but in each case the fatal
result was due to a complication of bronchitis.
Several deaths are, as unial, due to disease' of the
heart and reapiratory organs. Twenty•four death"
occurred under the age of five, premature birth,
debility from birth and convulsion," be.ng the chief
causes. Table It deals only with the new
caws 1.1 sickness amongat out•door paupers, and judg•
lag from the number. there mama to have been leis
than the average amount of sickness during the year.
Ten came of diphtheria are reported aa having occurred
at Winterborne Abbas. I happened most fortunately
to hear of the outbreak, and visited the place at once.
A house to house inspection was made of the drainage,
watet supply. and general surroundings, and every
precaution taken to prevent the spread of the dilatory
the result being that the disease only aasumed • mild
character, was confined to a very limited area, and no
death iceurred. A law cases of measles are mewled,
but the only ones that came under my notice were to
tram.l to the infecting medium, the village school,
children being allowed, and often pressed, to attead
school when full of infection. Several nuisances have
been reported to you during the year, more particularly
in the perish.. of Stratton, Charminater, Maiden
Newton, Nlartinstown, Wintertewne Abbas Toiler
Porconim, Compton Abbas, and Compton Valence.
In only one instance ham it been necessary to take
proceedings, the result being that the offender was
fineil, and ordered to abate the nuirianoe within 414
Iwo,. 1 am pleased to be again able to report thi,
division in • very satiafactory aanitary
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Wm. KENDAL', M.O.K.
I'ISTMIN
Sir,—Re.pectfolly I hand you various particulars
concerning the mtAte of the Elatern Division of the
Rural Sanitary District of Dorchester during the past
year, the acreage of which is 24,493, and the µmule.
tion, estimated to middle of Pa*, 5.191 (census IWO.
5,0121. The excess of births (of which 7) were males)
over deaths was 47. During the twelvemonth by far
the most important feature occumil at West Knighton
--lopulation 313 —when 7 chilling' sum bed to
memiles, another at Itrosdinayne, the adjoining
villtire, and the 9th at Puddletown, some miles
distant. As a full report was thee given you, I need
"Illy say that after the house to house inspection, in
which I was aasisted by your inspector, Mr. Chick we
came to the conclusion that the village well and another
should be cleaned out, end the drains leading into the

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PffilitilwrAnott Vrt TIM New [terror' rir Au. Sturm. Paid mhould receive attention; the water is ;in better
-"rho Ray. 1)r. Adams, who him accepted the charge than it wan at that time. We could rive no better
of Au maim, in the i.,,,„. of ffk. ff,„. ff. F.
iy„.,,. nation for the doaths from nwades than that the
h.. been tie,.,...teil with ;, hiwiii„,.„, t„,,titi,,,,iiid „i , disease was just then very prevalent over I.:ngland
esteem by Iti• late pari..hioners if All Sainte, , and Wale. generally-nn less than 14,103 deaths were
Kilburn. Fr.,fe a local paper we oleerve the 1..., i due to it in 16145. 1nc,.., 9, with the whooping cough
twistdim wan made at a crowded meeting
of the case in the same village, the crimp one at Athelhamie
:
parishioners, held at the Town Hall. Kilbern, presided I ton, and the typhoid meningitis at Devilish, making
i by Mr. P. l'eter*, at which over 300 of the ead. 42, being the symotic de dh-rate to 2'4 per 1,000, against
over l
ing inhabitants were present. Ti.. presentation OM. 1.1 in 1664 and 21 for England and Wales. Respecting
.i.ted of . h.wh„,,,,,,iy,t,,,..,1 ~„1.,,,,„4 fhisti,i..ii • the death from typhoid meningitis, n., canoe coulii be
~,,,,, accoint„,„l I,y . „new, e„.t.i.iiiit pm ~i.,, . discovered ; no other case, however, 11 the kind
and an illuminated address. on vellum together site. I occurred. It is aatisfactory to note. that n., death was
a handsome ided.wrapitic album for Mrs. Adams
(the • do" to the 1"11"wing di."... • --Snutill•it. scinetatina.
1,1,„t0a to elf which it wan ~, plained were ~„ come,. diphtheria, typhue, diarrleia, cholera, rheumatic fever,
Mr. Whiteside (secretary to the testimonial fund) i'eYviliele" Prennar. PoerPerel fever. [Preen Bin
made the preeentation in a feeling speeeh, in which he January and 11 in bebruary, the deaths from all
C 31101,4 incmamd to 21 in March; these were greatly
referred to the afitlolla way in which Or. Adam. had
laboured for the geed of th.. pariabionere, and thr I reduced the next nodal', only 4 -not one being
, attrilsited to ineaeles - twine registered. This infer
regret that Wan generally felt at hie renewal to another
~
Wien, ii! usefulness. Dr. Adams warmly thanked the I tB,","' '1""1",•• therfore, did not remain long in the
~,iweeiher,.. 0. ',half a himself ..,1 Mr.,
.t,h,f„.. f„, r,nalre. tiell lire lila it make its appearance elsewhere ;
their present, which he 'wired them would alway. be 10 were nerietered in May, 11 in June, 4in July, 7
1 in Angmt, 4 in Septenilwr, F. in October, the like
highly valued, snit es premed a hope that herore long he
would be favouretl with the photo of every parishioner. • number in Novemiter, and double the number in
The addr,,,,, wan ....10iiwel i_.. piyi.„„..0,4 L„ the t December. (If these ion deaths 69 were males.
Rev. lir Adams, -We (li"w
„ itiiii,,,,,, a St. !pito,. 1 Iles. follow important particulars of deaths, which
congregation, learn with'. deep regret that you feel it 1 PleticulsrlY claim our attention, in the order in
to be your didy to accept the living .4 .%Il Saint., 1 which they t""h place: '
l).rohester, awl in view of the approaching termini'. , lint.'. Sex. Age. Locality. Ihseaer. Complies.
tn.' 11 your minhory among ti. desire to evPrele (eir I tires.
Warty an.l grateful thanks to you for your kind, Jan. 3 M M m•tha Pislilletown Nbashe Pneumonia
earnest, and devoted laleture during the 'wren years. 24 M M 14ewlish
od your ministry at Kilburn. We also gratefully " Tt 4aad
N i!nin Ws
record to the honour of Divine grace emu conaiatent
Feb 21 I.' 2 Briailmayne hleaslesg
illustration ..f the Christian life, loth by example and '25 1' 2 Knighton Ilronellitta
preomit : while the illini.tratholia of the pulpit have " 2,., F .1
ever beim characteriaed by a faithful awl hiving /
N'tar IAI " ..
tubibithei of 'the tenth aft it in in .1.......' We• "
1 NI 15 in•thit „
ale, desire to @spree., with pleaeire Anil thstikful. , ''2 y •
il
nee., ow anise of the uniform kindsiee. with which I " u •'
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Mr. Adams has energetically engaged in every I 0
plan for the welfare 11 the congregation. What is I
20 M 22 „
our loss will be the gain 111 your new apliere, and our "
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earnest prayer is. that He who lath mad.. you such a: if ~, 'll NI 9 AthetUamidon Criin
bleating to us niav abundantly prosper your efforts in 1 . 'Tie following ere the chief sanitary- linprovementa :
Eetheri" ManV .I'" an lalatm into the flit of the I -New well eunk in Fordin.iyton Field . • anidher for
vi al Shepherd.- two home,. in the p 4 :arieti ifinod ; drainage of cis
BIaLS Ron KTV• The anneal meeting of the 1)..r houses improved ; wren holimea whitewashed, cleaned,
cheater auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible kr., after Cares of Ilieltelea, at West Knighton,
Society was held at Alington hall on Thureday even • Puddletown, and Brominiayne ; large Pond Prevrn)rd
ing under the prividency .4th.' liev. T. W, Knipe, from emitting fold mime ; chem.. mit in relate at
with whim. ott the platform were the deputation Tolituddle. where the drain* were made inoffensive ;
(Rev. S. W. Orange, ea% .4 the %dram Auxiliary), liquid manure prevented from lowing into public
Rev. T. Reeve, Rev. S. Made, Rev, FL Ludlow. and nail ; accumulations of manure, vegetable refuse, AG ,
Rev. J. Wernnick. After aintring and prayer, the renamed from Kingston, Fordington, Ilroadmayne
Chairmen offered a few remarks, in the courae of (two marsh and Tolpuddle in particular, and other
which he touched upon the alseirbing topic of the villages in general ; suds, kc., from steam laundry
didicultire is Ireland. lie 'aid he would nid judge prevented fnmi again Mowing into public nada, &leo
the tiseinetree which had hewn brought before Parba• in the perishes of Piddlehtnton and Broadmayee ;
ment, and which lie prayed,(l.4 would never be passed; doom accon.modation improved at Bred mayne ;
but if they were paired they woidd hand river 'rebind manure kept to,, dome to cettage. at Irevelish removed
In the influences of the Flemish prieeth.eel, to the (three separate caws). Believing that the Town
pewee of nem who hated with • diabolical hatred the Council are very much nearer solving the somewhst
Word of thd, and whip would persecute and murder difficult problem of the disposal of the town pewee,
those who loved that Word. He was talking hi age,.. ei as, fur one thing, to prevent it. discharge in its
th•nian the other day who had spent half his pnaent state Ude the rivet Frome, which rune
if. in Ireland. and he asked him "lb. you thniugh these parts, I need only toy that the sewage
think that thefts hornble murders have been finds its way into the neve in the customary manner.
committed, that thew. re . dreadful outrage, have been The birthrate (1111 p i per 1000) is higher than t was in
porpetrated -cattle burnt alive in their shads-with. 1614 (1411), that for England and Wales being 31'F.'
I,ut those who dial them having first gone to the ',rival excluding the Workhouse it was 214. The hundred
nnd gut absolution for what they were going to do ?" deaths bring the deathrate In 191 per 1000, but when
And he replied "Ni." If there was an Idea among the death, which occurred outside the division, of a
any of our statesmen-1;0d forbid that he should person belonging to it, and Ovate which took place
accuse them of such an intention-of handing over to within this diviaion among persons not belonging
these men the future of Ireland, then he could not thereto, are taken into consideration (particulars .1
help saying these etatiatrom illearrved to he hanged at which will he given), it anemone to only 16•5 against
the gallows. lie 11411 travelled a ge.l deal in the eatremely low death-rate in 1094 ol 124. whilst
Roman Catholic countne*, and knew there were the game rate fer England and Wales last year Was
Roman Catholics who Were men .4 kindness and 10 ; even this was lower than at any time
courtesy, and a certain liberality of aentiment, but, since 1837, when the registration .4 births and
what bad made Ireland the miserable country Phe deaths became law. If now we deduct the Work.
was, wan that l'opery which had suppressed the hollae deaths, the only public institution in this
Word of God met trempled under foot the Divine division, the deatthrats would only be 15.4, which
oracle,; and on a Bible Society platform he could not is not high, conaidering the country generally
hell saying he prayed God, and he would rove all he we. vi•ited with 'reviles. Partandars of the death of
had in the world to prevent such a horrible ratxs. a person filen this division which occurred outside it
trophe as that the Roman Cava..a priests should (referred ti, shove):-
have ik01•11. in Inland. But they hail to speak fiat.', S..a. lion..'.
Disease.
of Ow Bible Society on a wider ',aria than tha September 1: Ilaringetone Pneumonia
of one country. Wherever the Bible went men Particulars ..f the deaths of those who came into this
took a more charitable view of each other's opinions. division (referred to above)
The Word of tied Wav the channel of Maine Date. Acre. lies. Caine.
grace, and where it was circiileted it brunght Feb. .-..) NI Pidhieis Dorchester
emifort, anti light, and love. There wail nothing else „ 82 F Old age Maiden Newton
that taught the sinner his sinfulness and led him to the April .•.1 b• Phthiste Fordington (East)
Saviour. There was greater power which man could May IV NI Old age It
not define in the page. of the inspired volume, and this ~ 77 F Compton Valence
Bible Society wa. anoo sable rganition. Its object June 70 NI Bronchitis Channinster
was to aend out the Word of (lid through ,ut tles ~ 01 NI Phthime Fordington (Kest)
whole world. Awl, ..ne.• pipits, he could not help July 79 NI old age W.nfrith
saying in the heathen land. the Bible wee looked upon „ 74 NI BraindiasterLonglandy
with comparative iwlitteretioe, hist there Wan nut that August 43 NI Camp, pordingron /East)
desire to trample %miler foot and blespheine it* sund „ 52 F Paralysis Bradford Peeerefi
vgcv that existed in lands where the Chun. h. 4 ii...lie ~ 77 11 Old age Fordington (Fast)
fhad been t.s. dominant furs" many age.. lie prayed (Wt. 87 NI .. INechester
that the Bible Society might continue to send the „ 77 NI Rheumatism Chartnineter
Word of Cod hi every land, awl that it might never Ovc. 82 NI Old age Dorchester
case to contend against those who would keep back 'The rate .1 infant mortality (measured by the pro.
the Word of life from poor twills that w..re thirsting for portion of deaths of infante under one year of age to
the living God. 4Aliplaiww.)-The Key. T. :Crave, him, births registered) barely exceeded 108 per 1.000
sec., Were reading the report, explained the absence (against this very low rate of til in 1884), whiles thin
of the Rev. W. Allen owing toe ineetingat the %Veeleyen rate for England and Wales was over 137 per 1.000;
Chapel, and also referred to the fact that owing to the this is so far satisfactory. Particulars of deaths
absence of the Rev. E. W. Collinson front W.seLforel under one year of age;-
for the past nine months there was a reduction of eime Locality. Sex. Age.
thing like £l3 Or 1:14 in the atnount subscribed by that
place and Tincleton. lie further mentioned there Tincleton F 4 weeks Pneumonia
wern a slight falling off, too, in several other country Watercembe 12 6 months Bronchitis
auxiliaries, and that had diininisilied the inceme Knighton NI 4 Whooping Convul
of the society this year. But, he thought, taking " Cough aims,
into consideration the general depression that had " F 6 „ Bronchitis
..
existed in the country, and the special depreadon 2
that had been felt in agricultural districts, their Pud' M ~ iidletown• NI 5 days „
finances were upon the whole is a very favourable ffiroadmayes F 9 menthe maraintua
condition. The purchase account waimuch larger than „ 1: 11 weeks Bronchitis
be anticipated this year, because they had had to ;ay „ NI 9 months
for several years' Reporters which weregratuiteuely die. Fordington* V 3 „ l'lcerationof navel
tributed by the Doscheetetausiliary, and this moon ted l'udilletown• NI .5 pours 14ebility from birth
Ws considerable sum. Their purchase account bad thus Woudaford • 11 16 „ Premature birth
been increased, and they had been prevented from send • Dewl ish• II 2 months Bronchitis
ingalargercastribution to the parent society. The nay. Tolpuddle• 11 10 „ Pneumonia
rattans's then explained his perK4llll regret that Wall riddiampt.o. mls weeks Accidental death-
president. last time Mr. Knipe would be present aa their suffocation
t. It had been a great pleasure to him a. a Dewlish 11 5 months Bronchitis
aloaCideonlormist minister to be connected with two In addition to the six uncertified death, marked •
rectors of 111 Ponies u president of this society in there wise these lire not certified :-

Whooping Convul•
Cough aims
!assail,. Bronchitis

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