The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-09-14 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

MEETING OF THE DEWSBURY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.— An ordinary meeting of the Board of Guardians was held yesterday morning, when there were present, Messrs. C. Kilner (vice-chairman) presiding, Charles Sands, James Williams, Thomas Thackrah, G. G. Waddington, A. D. Hindley, R. Crawshaw' J. Birkby, Thos. Knowles, Samuel Hirst, Samuel Stockdale, J. J. Moffatt, James Wilson, John Jas. Mitchell, B. Wilson, Joseph Parker, junior, and Joseph Peace.—After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed, the clerk read a letter from the Poor Law Board, saying that the plans of the new male vagrant ward, to be erected at a cost of £3OO, at the Dewsbury Union, were approved, subject to certain alterations. Another letter from the same board sanctioned the appointment of Mary Ann Bennett, as nurse, at a salary of £9.5 per annum; and a third intimated that an inspector, under the Public Health Act, would visit the union on Friday next.—The Rev. G. G. Waddington drew attention to the fact that after the last meeting of tho board a man named Crawshaw, who had been refused admission to the house by the board, went to his residence, and after acting as if he was mad, he (Mr. Waddington) wrote a note to Mr. Pearson, the workhouse master, asking him to admit the man. He understood that he had done wrong in so doing. and that Mr. Pearson was about to mention the matter to the board.—Mr. Thackrah said that no guardian had a right to give a note in any such case, and after some conversation about an apology from Mr. Waddington, that gentleman said he hoped the board would pass a vote of censure on him, or exonerate him from all blame. He read the letter sent to Mr. Pearson,.euid explained that  he wrote it to get rid of the man..—Mr. Pearson held. it was not fair that Mr. Waddinkton should send the man to him, and explained that if anything had happened to him he might have been committed for manslaughter.—Mr. Waddington said the fellow had threatened to commit suicide.—Mr. Birkby then moved, and Mr. Bi Wilson seconded, that Mr. Waddington's letter be taken as a sufficient apology, but it was not put to the vete, and the subject was allowed to drop. The following is tbe Vaccination Inspector's report:—" Aeeording to instructions teceived from the Local Gsvernment Board, I present to you the following report. From Mat August to 31st December. 1871, there were 1881 births registered in the union. 1516 were successfully v.ccinated, 267 died befora. vaccination, one had small-pox, 60 were postponed by certificate, one was summoned and fined 20s. and costs, two had removed into other districts, were the vaccination. officer has been duly apprised ; and 34 have removed to places unknown' or rather less than two per cent. on the births registered. In addition to the above, there has been eight children vaccinated in- the district which were not born here, and whose certificates have been forwarded to their proper destination. Since the last meeting of the board, I have visited 87 cases which appeared unvaccinated, seven of these were vaccinated, three were unfit, one had removed, and 76 were not vaccinated, all of which I ga-xe notice. There is one fresh case of snaall-pox to report at Boberttown, six at H ightown, two at Thornhill, and one at Gomersal.  A