BOARD OF HEALTH.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2478, 16 March 1882, Page 3

BOARD OF HEALTH.

The adjourned meeting of this Board wa 8 held on Wednesday last. Present—Memo "Vincent (chairman), Harper, White, Manning, Jones, J. E. Parker, Ashworth and Dr. Doyle. The following correspondence was road City Council Office, March 6th. Sir, —On February 17th I wrote to Dr. Nedwill, the mt dical officer of your Board, requesting him to substantiate certain statements made by Dr. Doyle at a meeting of your Board against an officer of the Council, to which I have received no reply. From what I can learn the reason is that Dr. Nedwill his official position precludes him from replying except through you. I should therefore feel obliged if you would request Dr. Nedwill to reply to me. I bare, &c., J. G. EnDDENmatr, Mayor. The Chairman Local Board of Health. Dr. Doyle asked that his resolution with, reference to the withdrawal of the power* delegated to the City Council might take precedence of the other business.

Several members expressed the opinion that as the hour was so late they should not go into the question, which was sure to take a very long time to discuss, but adjourn the meeting.

Dr. Doyle said with respect to the Mayor’* letter he bad taken the statements he had made from the medical officer’s report, which stated that the officers did not report to him. He was not sure by the way that he made the remark. It was he believed Mr Manning who epoke on the subject. He understood that the medical officer had said that the city inspector had not reported, but perhaps it meant that tho suburban inspectors did not da so.

The Chairman said as a matter of fact the city inspector was most energetic in reporting. Mr White moved—“ That the letter be received and acknowledged," which waa agreed to. The following correspondence wss read:— From the Avon Boad Board, stating that there were no dairymen residing in the Avon district outside the Drainage district who send milk to Christchurch,

From Mr Baxter, calling attention to the bad state of a drain through Mr England’s property in Sydenham. From Mr He la Mare, declining to abate alleged nuisance, as he contended no nuisance existed.

The correspondence was dealt with as follows ; —The chairman was authorised to take steps to lay an information against Mr Da la Mere. The inspector was directed to inspect the drain complained of by Mr Baxter.

The regulations for inspection of dairies were brought up and agreed to, on the motion of Mr Jones, seconded by Mr Manning. In reply to Mr White, the chairman said ho understood it was the feeling of the majority of the Board that the inspector of nuisances should visit the dairies, and where a very bad case occurred a report could be made to the Board, and the medical officer might then report upon it. They had thought that perhaps £SO would be sufficient for the expenses of the medical inspection. Ho might say that the opinion of the medical officer was that ho should inspect the 'jhole of the dairies personally, and report upon them, being paid at a commensurate rate for the work—he supposed some £2OO or £250 a year. Some discussion ensued, and ultimately the chairman was requested to confer with the medical officer of the Board as to his accepting the office of inspector of dairies on the terms agreed to by the Board. The Board then adjourned at 6.45 p.m.