BOARD OF HEALTH.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1596, 1 April 1879, Page 4

BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Boe.rd met yesterday afternoon. Present, Mr Ross (in the chair), Mersrs Blakiston, Duncan„ and Brown. The minutes of the previous mooting wore read and confirmed. INSI ’ECTOB’3 REPORT. The report o f the inspector of nuisances was read as folio' ws : 1. In accordant e with instructions I have sowed notice on M r Hunter, St. Albans lane, to abate the nuisance arising from the keeping of pigs, which will exp ire on the 11th April. 2. 3 have seen th a chairman of the Sanitary Committee of the S ydenham Borough Council, in reference to com plaint of nuisance arising from th« flooded stat e of a private street, and have pointed out tha\' the nuisance is owing entirely to the contin.ual flow of an artesian well. I have called u pon the owner of the premises to put a tap on the well without delay. 3. Jackson’s Creek has been cleared out. I find there is still a quantit y of stagnant water near Mr Espinett’s residence, but I am informed this will be remedied by clearing and lowering the stone culvert which crosses Colombo road, and this is to be done at once. 4. Complaint is made of the offensive condition of the South drain, near Mr Manning’s brewery. Whilst in this neighbourhood I inspected the closets and drains on the premises of the Roman Catholic Schools. I found the boys’ closets, &c., in very clean condition, for the girls’ school the accommodation is barely sufficient. I recommended some ► light alteration to existing closets. I should mention that there are two water closets within the _ buildings, which, until recently, were drained into a large covered cesspool, provided with an overflow pipe, but are now with other drainage drained direct into the Soath drain.

5. Amongst other premises I have inspected the closets at Christ’s College, I found them in an extremely unsatisfactory condition in every respect. New closets should be immediately provided. I consider it impossible for the caretaker, if there be one, to keep existing closets in a cleanly condition. 6. I have inspected the several premises from which infectious diseases have been reported, and noted result in my report book. Wm. Pearce, Chief Inspector of Nuisances. With reference to clause 4, in reference to which the inspector of nuisances was interrogated, the first part, touching the offensive condition of the south drain near Mr Manning’s brewery, was referred to the engineer; and regarding the second part, the clerk was instructed to write the head master of the Roman Catholic School, to the effect that other means must be found of disposing of the sewage from the school premises.^ With reference to clause 8, the inspector was instructed to serve the authorities with notice to abate the nuisance. SYDENHAM. A letter was read from the chairman of the sanitary committee of the Sydenham Borough Council, drawing attention to a nuisance existing in that borough, immediately to the south of the Christchurch South town belt, and a few chains to the west of Windmill road, caused by artesian water covering a considerable area of ground. The writer added that he was informed this water used to run away into a ditch situated at the rear of the tenements upon which the artesian water rises, and that Mr Pearce, the chief inspector of nuisances, gave the occupants of those tenements certain instructions which caused them to run the water away at their frontages, which has had the effect of flooding the land referred to. The Inspector of Nuisances said the nuisance could be abated by putting on a tap. He also stated that the Council had refused to do anything in the way of providing a culvert until the question of the South town belt was settled, and that would now be only a matter of a few days. This explanation was considered satisfactory. fIANDRIDGB. The Town Clerk of Sydenham wrote stating that complaints had been made by the residents in Sandridge with regard to the foul, unhealthy state of Jackson’s Creek, the smell from which was Very bad. It was also stated that there had been, and still were, oases of fever in the vicinity. The inspector stated that this matter was also receiving attention. ANOTHER NUISANCE, A letter was read from Mr James Newcombe drawing attention to the state of a channel (which was overflowing his place), and proceeding from Mr Knowles’ property. Resolved, “That Mr Knowles be given notice to abate the nuisance.” public schools. A letter was read from the Education Board acknowledging receipt of a report respecting the latrines, &0., of the public schools in Christchurch, which would be specially brought under the notice of the Board’s architect. ACCOUNTS. The accounts for the fortnight amounting to £43 3s lOd, were passed for payment. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The medical officer’s report of the cases of infectious diseases during the fortnight was read as follows : —Typhoid fever, 9; diphtheria, 3 ; scarlet fever, 1. The Board then adjourned.