The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1875-02-06 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

THORNHILL.  FATAL ACCIDENT AT THORNHILL.—An aocident, fatal in its etects, befell Thomas Ellis, carter, Georae-street, Dewsbury (who was 46 years of age),on Thursday morning, at Thornhill. Deccas,i was, on the morning in question. driving. a cart laden with stone flags, drawn along the Hostinicley•lane, Tho,nhill. lie was riding on the tv of the cart, and whilst attempting to strike the trace horse with his whip tie fell off the cart, and the wheel pasqed over his cheat, causing instantaneous death. Au inquest will be held.  MEETING OY GHE LOUD BOARD —A meeting of the Local Board was held on Monday, when there were present Mr. Maddison (chairmen), Mesa's. Kilner. Oates, Cave, Knowles, and Cardwell The medical officer attended, and read and explained his report, which was as follows : "To the Chairman of the Thornhill Local Board, January Ist, 1875. Sir,—The summary of deaths in your district for the year last passed entimerateel 105, which represents a death rate of 16 22 per 1000 per annum of the population estimated at 6.100 This I consider a satisfactory rate and It appears even more than that when compared with your neighbours. The village in which I reside (Mirfield) has a death rate, for the last three months, of 37-00 per 1 000, and it rquals the birth rate within two cases As usual the Infantile mortality (under a year 38, under five and above one 17)15 at the rate of 52.34 per cent. of the deaths; and to indulge in Shakspearean serio-oomicises it might be said that a large porion of love's labour is lost by neglect. Under 50 gives you 7809 per cent, of the deaths, and when we consider what a strong young man should be at 50, 60, or 70 we are bound to the conclusion that whet we oh se to term the progress of civilisatiou is deeply stained by infantile and middle age mortality, which may be summed up in—bad treatment of infants under a year; sr motio disease under five; pulmonary disease between 20 and 40; voluntary suicide (divided between grog and anxiety) between 40 and 50; while the honourable older age is robbed of its ornaments, its adviser-wand its remem branciers. The only stable period of human life now left being between five years and twenty. In aymotio diseases you have nine deaths representin, 8.57 per cent. of the deaths—two from small.pox, three from fever, three from scarlatina, and one from measles, and this is nighty favourable to your district nor are you called :,o any special duty thereby. The births are for the year 250, being 145 in excess of the deaths, so that a balance of immigration is left of about 55 in favour of your district • your population having increased during the year from 6,000 to 6 200 I think lam not depreciaticg your efforts as a sanitary authority when i wish you not worse than similar results in years yet to come. I am, Sir, yours truly, W. MARSDEN, sanitary medical officer." It was resolved that the clerk advertise for tenders for macadamising Dewsbury-road, and the laying of a channel and curb-tones in Savile-road, in accordance with the plan prepared by the surveyor. The following plans were approved, viz :—Coachhouees, stables, and outbuildings, lintended to be erected by T C lugham ; privy belongine to Matthew Hirst, Tnornhill Edge, and a dwelling hotPe belonging to David Blacker at Thornhill Edge.—A memorial from ratepaytrs, as to the repair of Dale-street, Thornbil Lees, was read, and it was resolved " that the surve. or prepare a plan and section for macadamising or plying, draining, curbing, and flagging the said street."— A letter was read from the General Post-office stating, in reply to the memorial from the board as to the establishment of a telegraph office at Thornhill Lees, that the wires would be extended to the Post-office there as soon as a favourable opportunity occurred.—Also a letter from the Local Government Board, of which the following is a copy, was read " I am directed by the Local Government Board to state, for the information of the Local Board iif Thorn-11,11, that the Board have nneived the report of their inspector, Mr. Dalton, on the 9th of December, 1874, and that they are not at present aware of any objection to the issue of en order increuting the number of members of the Local Board. The additional members, however, could not be elected until the 'text annual election, and as this would be in March, 1876, the Board do not propose to issue the order until nearer that date."—A letter from Mr. Craven, asking if the board would permit the Soothill Upper Local Board to supply water to the Dewsbury Corporation New Gasworks, was read.—Tnis was all the business transact Ed.