BOARD OF HEALTH.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1249, 8 March 1878, Page 2

BOARD OF HEALTH.

Friday, MAucy, &. A meeting of the local of Health was held at 11.30 a.m. present—Messrs Boss (chairman), Hall, I>\sw.vn, Harman, Jones, and! Wright. ■Bias CITY HKALTH. Tha Chairman saitl that he had sewn in» Y«'oi.'shrp the M*yor, and had informed him that aft or- the resolution arrived at by the joint committens of the Council and Board, the larW'woidd not interfere with sanitary matters with' the city. Mr Duncan said what they had' to do now was to give the City Council Inspector a legal status by appointing him as an Inspector under their Act, the Conned ea pay the cost of the salary of that office?-.. It wa* ro3oh"ed to endorse the attfion of the ohawaian. INSPECTOR'S RtfJ-ORTS. Two reports of the Inspector of Nuisances were read as follows •< — I lies to report kkat I have inspected the premises of Mr \.-ii, Ferry road, in reference to thecomplaint«Aj>rwardedby tho Heathcote Eoad Board 1 fror* Sfa* Vincent. I found the \a'«uii!ies iu a sntis-S(W>t-ory condition. The time allowed by tiro Resident Magistrate's Court to Mr King to ;i>>:it.; the nuisance M-isinsr from his candle factory will <-vj.tre on the. nfr intitaut. He has Made additions *.i his plouit <::• accomplish th»* object, but some little time will be required t j test the result. The slider made by the C'i*nrt' on the 7th ultimo; U, the case of E. Poole has boon complied with in u satisfactory manner. Mr Marks, the owner of four cotfac-es ia Kiltnorestreet where typhoid fever cases had been reported, hii-s abolished the offensive privy cesspools and hub--stitutod closet pans in their stead. My attention has been called ro a nnisanee arising from su oke from chimney cat premises of Mr Meiu, Durham street, butoher-onet meat For tho purpose of remedying the evil, Mr Kcirt will heighten the chimp^y. I have inspected' fr...in honse to honse af Willow B:iuk. The houaesMM provided with privy cesspools, and the BeotJpas abut on Jackson's Crec4. Drinkingwater ccn ho f?opat an artesian woit, snnk for the' purchasers of,the sections by Mr EestelU »o whom I hi' ve written, ealliifg 1 attention to the neeessit.y for forming and draining the privatestreet through the hofore winter. Wm Pkarce, Chief Inspector of Kuisances.. March «th, 1878.. \. i Heg to report thai I have been engaged' muting enquiries iu certain cases of unreported in. fectiouß disease, and have Been the medical officer in rcfereuco thereto, and have reported result ia wort-hook,

2. To prevent the recurrence of a nnisance arising from defective drainage on west side of Lincoln road, I have written to the Sydenham Borough Council, suggesting certain improvements in that locality. .... , ± , 3. In course of inspection from house to house at Walt ham, I observed that rubbish was being thrown in the temporary drain cut by the Drainage Board to relieve a portion of this district. I have taken steps in the matter, as it is necessary that this drain shonld be kept open, as a great benefit <vas derived from it during last winter. i. I discovered an offensive cesspool near premises in which a case of typhoid fever has been reported. I have served notice on the owner to abolish the cesspool and provide closet pans. Mr Peacock has repaired the drainage from his stables, the drain mentioned in a former report is mi underground one of glazed pipes, and conveys the watcrclosct and other house drainage into St. Albans creek.

Wm, Pearcb, Chief Inspector of Nuisances. It was resolved that Mr Pearce report on the matter of Mr King's candle factory at next meeting. COBRESPONDENCE. A letter was read from Mr Loughnan, as solicitor for Mr Vincent, calling attention to the fact tfcat a large quantity of offensive matter had been thrown out on the road at "Woolston from Mr Horler's candle factory. It was decided to reply that the matter had been attended to. A letter was read from Bev. G. FyncsClinton as to an overflow on to the church section at Philipstown from an artesian well on an adjoining section. The matter was referred to the inspector. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Fifteen cases of infectious diseases were reported. The Board then adjourned.