The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

WEST DERRY GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of the West Derby Board
of Guardians, was held yesterday, in the board-room at
the wqr 10, guts q. The c,hrtir waS occupied by Mr. Heyes.
The other memhers present were Messrs. H. Edwards,
Roscoe, Ledger, Williamson, Abrahams, Pilling, Clarke,
Medcalf, Wareham, Smith, Webster, J. Edwards,
Roberts, and Shaw.
The Governor reported the number of inmates in the
workhouse to be :—Last week, 309 ; admitted since, 15;
discharged 17 ; dead 1 ; this week, 340.
Mr. Hall, the master of the Hospital, reported the
number in the hospital to be :—Last week, 53 ; admitted
since, 6 ; disehargld, 13 ; dead, .1 ; this week, 45 ;
corresponding week of last Year, 78.
Cheques for out-door relief were drawn as follows :
Mr. Potts, £ll5 ; Mr. Roberton, 438 ; Mr. Lythgoe,
£22.

The Clerk read a communication from the overseers
of Aintree, applying for a new valuation of the township.
The request was granted.
After some cenversation,

Mr. WILSON LEDGER made the following notice of
motion. He said—On Wednesday next, I intend to
move that this board take into consideration the de-
fective state of the medical depirtment of the work-
house. All the guardians are lirobriblY aware of the
discussion which occurred at the coroner's iuquest, held
on Monday last, on this important question—a question
fraught with many difficulties,—but it is generally
known that, as long since as February, 1847, the Poor-.
law Board advised the then guardians, instead of a dis-
penser of medicine, to elect a regularly qualified
practitioner. In compliance with their advice, I
shall move that a duly qualified practitioner,
as assistant to Dr. Nevins, to reside in the work-
house, with a suitable salary and first-class rations ;
and that such appointment be made before or
WWI LLIV sntrUi aLs.
the two medical stags. my object is not hastily
to convince the Guardians to any injudicious arrange-
ment, but to induce them deliberately and dispassionately
to commit this difficult and important question in all its
complicated bearings. The speaker went to say that for
the last seven years Mr. Gough had given assistance to
Dr. Nevins without any remuneration.

Some irregular and unimportant discussion ensued,
and

PILING enquired whether the Board could
legally defray the expenses of 14r. Gough with respect
to the late inquiry before the Coroner into the death of
the woman by chloroform; or whether it was competent
to award him a gratuity?
The Clerk answered in the negative.

Some farther conversation took place.
Mr. Roscos facetiously proposed that £lOO a-year be
given to Mr:Gough for the seven years—Dr. Nevins to
pay it.
Mr. SITAW remarked that there would, and ,must be,
a further investigation into the circumstances attending
tae woman's death ; and complained that at the late
in•uest there had been asked no questions touching the
systen practised in the Workhouse.
Mr• lEYES affirmed that all had been done that could
be done.

Mr. Si"-, was not satisfied with Mr. Heyes' asser-
tion, and remaked that he had come there thinking he
in whose presence he desired to
should meat Mr.ward,
say a few words;,,,,t, since lw was on his feet, he
might go a little furtEn. into the question.
Mr. HEyES—Are yoi,,,poing to make any motion
Mr. SHAW—No ; but- am going to answer some
slanderous remarks that hav,been made by certain par-
ties at this board. (Uproar).
Mr. HEYES interfered.

Mr. SuAw stated that if the bo—
d would not hear
ilittt he would sit down ; and referred, mid some confu-
sion, to the proposed new medical officer.

Several members inquired if there was Trspticul
before the bo'ard.
Mr. RoscoF world object to anything being pail out
of the rates to the new otteereproposeti.
Mr. Sitiw—lf his salary is to come from anywhere;
$
it must come out of the rates.
After some further conversation, the meeting terrn.
noted.,