[Report 1907] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke R.D.C.
- Basingstoke (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1907
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1907] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![BASINGSTOKK. Motor Car Without Rear Light.—Mr. Deon Scott, of 13 Porttn-xn Square, London^* Snathe Borough PoUy^-.on,oDTa«*dar noil admitted that ho had driven a motorcar oulU n?l. March at 8.15 p.m. without having a light so contrived a* to make every letter and figure on tho Wk of tho car easily distinguishable. Aecording to th- statement of P .C.ColUns the defendant drove r^tho earner of SZedhtoHbe taew’ that ho had no light at the Wk of tho car. The Defendant said that he did not know that, and the lamp was alight two mile, “ark. The Defendant told the magistrates looked at the lamp when ho was a few miles Ruinmtok* and it was then horning ratisfacterily. S.“?£ n* ,, £i indoding costs. The magistrate* TOo Mayor (Mr. W. Cannon). Meats. C. r. Simmons, W. Powell, and W. Wadmore. Vaorant* Brio..* tub Town Hall on Tuesday Mr. W. A, Wallis and Mr. W C hellos dealt with two men o the vagrant ££ Frederick Mallin pl«dcd gn.lty to destroy. ?nchis clothing at the WorldlOUte. From the itatement of tho Porter (Mr. E. Brown) it apparel Umt Mallin was admitted to the casual ward on ,,c..ninir Ho was shivenng and said ho ® suffering from ague.Tho Porter put hi* clothos in the drvioc room and supplied him with three mgs. The next morning the Porter found thattho man had destroyed his waistcoat, trousers and boote. When naked way he liar) done it, Mallin said ho had tom tho clothes because they were shabby, ami mt UD bis boot*. Tho Porter a«ked him how be Soo with tho knife, and Mallin said ho oonomled it in his hand when he was being searched. Ho did not destroy hi* coat, which was a g-od one was wearing a decent pair of boots whoa bo —•- i„ The prisoner said tho boot* wore in holes and were crippling him. Ui» trousersi were gone at the knesa and at tho bottom and not Ot to go along the ' Tho Porter sold Hint if the man hrnl asked for a pair of trousers, and his own were no. detent, he would have given Wm a pair out of the etoro oi old clothing. too 11 a.mg also submitted and accepted: in onei or two gtss:£a£™!Mij£)- - - tract and £20 on another ring to tho snggesiiou y , Rural District Council should - ement with them for the common .*« • ciSirmaT^threommi1^ wished him to tell the SSS£S Clerk should be instructed to ask for oao for tb post three yer- No Aoreement Referring to the sngge to Fikb EsaiWR. ion of the Town Council ... ,i into ause* a, h*n been lanciei- '. epidemic of mex-lo oocarred «t Pummor. which nrcesdtSted the closure of the school for three and tyord'HoingT What has it got to do with tho Rural District Council ? The Chairman : Nothing at all. It « ,ey did (laughter). There is no water in a good or Lool ”“'7;' that the Clerk bo instructed to inform tho Town Council that tho Rural District Council do not «e their way to fall in with tho suggestion ACCOMMODATION FOR SMALL PoX CASKS. The Council resolved to renew tho ]‘®Ecme with Messrs. Bdgington and Co. for the mpW a tent to accommodate small pox cases (II tne*” should be any), the charge for the renewal bolng Speed or Motor Car*—Plain Lanoui Mr. lumber (Nataly Scures) movod-Tliat this oTmay be ImmmuT to abate the nuisance caueedhy tho reckless and thonghtlres dnvmg of otor cam - and cells their attention to tho dis- imfort nnd injury to pedratrians and j-ersons .ing horse drown vehicle.Ubo sor , I were bound to turn out tho or in good Ontario 11 was putting then liability a great ' dea/too high. It might bo that when teio car was dismantled other defects might be found. but there - a liability upon the PtamUfe Puintifflwew’Stouctod to give the oi o«m^ete oy'gave an 5S^SSTWS &K* ok* and year numerous inspections were madr « district. md any existm? nutamoe. o rt» dealt with, cvimpUints inv«a*»tea one “ly p suffl-lent and of rorf quality j »“/ •ample* awe onmloed and^ te°n^ SSCiiiixSK'X-ss nifesSfiSfflSig of the Medical Officer of Health the work done in his deportment. oix> we, . . ......i- .. required by the toc.il imateofi.li I tutu M,d ? 'VZZTt ^«id“heao“«lFnd“r iStd“ *Thn D-fen hint attributed the P'oraU^ delive board. mirtareofthe roads, and to adjoining property | _.c. , . •.. • laucd 'U.lla ears lU-isl UJ mo ,l„> rwerisb of Nnlclv [ pri-oner ‘told him ho ■ ' , ..11 nil 1,1 at don'gthelareet.^ rfe ni» said he liml n rnnnini wound In tho cheek wMph ho couldnot gotra tomli to unless lie went to prison. Mallin ” conviotion for begging at Northampton last month. Hr, was now committed to prison for one month wit 1^hard labour. Clio-. Smith mlmitted Wgmg at North Waltham on Monday. P.C. Carey saw flrat Sttoge^nd Pertained That ho had asked for to hdphlm on tho way to Soutliompton, where bo >,nd a iob for a contractor on Uio water works. W Ce remho^isonorliad a ticket (or tho Workhouw on Sunday night. The magistrates convictod him. but only ordered one day s .m- prisoumont.whioh meant that tho mau was froo to go od his way. * BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly mooting of tl.1. Board was held nt tho Union Hoil««, Old Basing, on Friday. Tho Vice-Chairman (Mr-,H- JaokIeo“> Fu^'m/p' there were present: Tho Rov. J. S. Alien, Mr. t. J. Allen, tho Rt, Hon. Lord Basing, e-n., Mr. H. Oartou. Mr. J. Bonnoy. Rov. H. J. Chapman, Mr. W I Cooper, Mr. W. H. Horlock. Mr. R. R. Isaac’, Mr. S. E. Illingworth,Mr. A. T. P- Jervoiso, Itov. A. Kelly, Mr. J. Kimbor, Mrs. Kingdon Mr. G. II. King. Mr. A. Millard, Mr. M. I eclicll, Mrs. Ti i i p p Rooke, Mr. J. Scboflold, Mr. H ^aVd Mr J Ttawcll. Mr. F. Timborlako, Mr. W. R. Thomson, Miss Wnlhs. Mr L.H. Whit- lock, Mr. R. T. Weeks, and Rov. W. G. Wluttam, -=th tlio Clerk (Mr. H. Wills Chandler). a -feasr? s.“MT£ • .. ■ hlllll iaisc&a; nftiCOi uini ;dio wli I weather mrtioularly in tlio parish of Natoly Ho said ho had brought this matter before ■“ SiaiKSassvs tTss/A ikl mffiMBniiSfty or*»jVdBr williontbeliiBComplot'lr fj Sh H-t.Ml SnrfW. 0» h .1- nn leaving Nntely Scures Church, n motor tar ue down tho hill at an excessive l really Imp- over by - meturea ins saun down te’tiie ears. Tho doctor dealt with tno case as one of urgency, and as tho boy’s parents wore poor and unablo to pay ho applied for a grant of ££ On tbo proposition of Mr. Whitlock, seconded bv Lord Ba«ing, tlio application was granted. Mr. Bonrn^’exprestod tho opinion that the application should bnvo been made by tho boy s parents. Mr. Illingworth said that romo tlmo ago ho drew attention to tho fact that certain children in Maplcdurwell had been left several months without being vaccinated, and lie asked wlmt tho rule of tho Board wasnbout it. Ho also stated that tho mothers liml frequently asked to lmvo the children vaccinated anil that the doctor had — attended to it. Dr. Ahrens lmd written to mm nnd arid that this had caused him oOM^hlo annoyance and vexation and hs JOTlnrafS&Bmt when children arrived at the ago of fourmonthslio wan supplied with tlnur names, and ho then hail a month in which to vaccinate them, making flvo wn tno mu at nu vawm„« ”k- '* ■ nlmut twenty persons returning to Hook, who were obhgcd to tun into tho side to get out of the dust, iw“S not buy anything tho fanner grow. It was the n,n mfe of sixtv miles an hour. Tho highest speed Of aw thatSCn convicted was 42 miles au hour-and onorimld easily imagine tlio disroin- fnrf iinnlcasantocss and injury that was caused by S™ «■;* »“■ w“ 25*5 S; owing to tlio reckless driving of a mot was driving into Ba«ingstoke and enmu up «. - cart, with a calf following, behind. A lnotor car came tooting behind, and before ho CMr. Kimbor) Sold got round tho motor cat a spoke out of ha wheel and throw his horse down into tho water tohta! Ho got out of his cart and said a tow things ■nt were more plain than pleasant (laugliterj. ,o owner of tl.o‘carsmile.1, told him to got tho JtdreSired and send tho bill in to the Duke of •estimator. Ho (Mr. Kimbor) did not know distinguish between people who were spoki as gentlemen. The speaker gave nnothor instance illnstrating lus contention tha ==.!SSwe* thnt flfteou miles in tho country and ten mile- the town would bo reasonable. Mr. Horlock socondcil tho resotation, and it carried. The Clerk wa* instructed to send Mf..« of tho re-olution to tho County Council and also to Mr. Clnvell Salter, monies iu ■ r unlil they were seven or eight in was wroDg in saying that tho moiuera mm u„..- tinually akcd-tlio doctor to romo and vaccinate thorn. ‘ Ho still thought thriUeren or o ght months or even live months was too long for children to Do ’'Tho'Sifrk submitted the yearly Union expenditure was estimated nt £9755, wb eh was tlio amount of tho actual expenditure in tho year now expiring. It was thought thnt there would j., inrreaso in tho expenditure on out-rellef and ™ nau^rata ha-pitols^aml schools, ha. that this vToild El outset by a decrease of tho castof vaccina- tion and hswsnnont. Tho county rate was oxpect-xl to Iu, tlio same an before, nnuioly, Is 5d m tlio £. But they were levying a penny W in tho Drat half veur uud ft ^piuliiy'inon; i JllO itoroml half year for tlio pnr|>re of equaluatiou. I-nut■ ys«r tho Coun j Cpimcil levied laid iu the Opt half year an.I fljd «t the siw/nd ll'i'f year, Tills ylull’ll wuidd 'so .'tel and JteL'llie ,.Mount to bo prevldid by Ihe ratryaj 6ts during tho year was £18.229,being 2s 3Hio the £ as against 2s 4 R1 in the year now «P«ing. Mr- s-i-.as.faS; “is? xsr?» further equaliso tho d' v R notliw : . \tA,iira1 Offlo-r of HcalUi Badaipioke Rural DlstncL M-mten H^eTB^tok., Fclmrary Uth, IS®. THE MOTOR CAR CASE. JUDGW RIDICULES THE OOUNTBR-OLAIM. Tlio longest trial which HU Houour Judge Gye has over undertaken in the Basingstoke County Coart was concluded ot the- Town Hall on Saturday, having token up tho greater part of tho last ordi- nary monthly sitting, and throe .pivinl •*»“- ucawaivo Satordava I-ast S-vrentav and^ liCO ' Com- I “ * r s, KSSSm ““TSis1 of tho timo that was actually Tlio Plaiutills.Messrs. Hay*.1 ,ar engineers, of Winchester, from Mr. J. F. D. Fullerton. Rendiug. nnd SherDold Hill, fh pairs to his motor car. Tlio claimed £200 for depreriati car resultiug from tho Plain’ inanship, nnd a further sum able delay in tho deliver cost of making good tho da- done to it. Mr. Firth begun by exp' proceedings up to tho poll mitted from the High Co- Ho throw upon the Plain taking tho case before an Inscribed ns pettifogging particulars of tho mjr mo ear while it was in tl submitted that the work Company had been ’on dono, and that ea delivered in a reaso mug ordor, for it went it on tho 2nd December away on tho 21st May l Plaintiffs’ own driver for Chester to Basingstoke, n Plaintiff pat iu a now c ....j— >1.,. pretence thnt • inFapLity1? Ho»t ‘ tired ot • ! - V in which they handled the car. »ho on 1 that on th- part of tho Plaintiffs w« that MUM •1'rE1' “.JSta and had to bo repaipsl at a xra. uu.. . ‘s™ sttsjR. ssssi; It ISiu «~i W* f”>;; Pp’wSiS had poinKsl out that differed ab-dutely as to tnoenusoc the crank -haft. Mr. Webber say because tho explosions took plar while Mr. Bcgblo raid that w because hi« firm left a suffi- o withltand that very uappen. Having cor technical dotoil* ndi dant’s expert witn enongh to say 1' broken in two dant mast s' itt- •’ the result was that whenover a house to which k liwiv ri, attached come into tho market, it was | boemht over the head of the tenant, and became I Mv Xft ta known as a “tied house. The feverud, Tu' anTletv of th various compoung compamo* to get 1 n thdr control led «£•£*“* ' of fabulous price) for tho hou-o«-in many cm**' times tho venue. A case might be c. e.1 in tl loealitv of a house that uoli.-mrai would uot fetched £1000 being purchased for over Now Ua-1 an otdinary speculator given tl' iroperty, he would have expected » * „,;«t £200 a year, and the property v have b^n as?~.<ed at £150 an- Unit amount- But dora this or with a public hoars : No ! house referred to above i* • sesyuontly the pnbliu—th robbed because publn quatcly rated. T*- About the co~ ■ 1 the lb Footi'ath Diversion at Upton Gkbv Tlio Clork said ho had received an official notiB cation that tho Parish Council of UP'°L^jfrfSm rented to tho proposed diversion of tho Manoi Houeo footpath. It will bo remomberod that sub- set to snoli consent tho Distriot Council nt tho last meeting consented to tho diversion. Lord Basing said lie could answer for it that it -as an improvomoot. Tho now path was better and more convenient, though it might not bo measured shorter. Ho knew of no objection to it by anyone. Control in Riibcational Are airs. !,.u Council considered tho question of a ing a delegate to a conference to bo bold in « on tho 7th April to consider what reforms n tho educational affairs of administrativo counties in order to secure more local interest a real popular control (a) under tho ousting law,and ®HS Chaiman'reld tho County CoanoU did everything aod local people did- nothing. IJ10 Committee flint sat at Busingsteko hud no power whatever. They could not oven ordor a truck of '^Lord Baring said ho thought tho fewer aulhor- jtiiw there were tho bettor. With regard to coal, which the Chairman particularly mentioned, the Cfninoll com5 got It Aealtat by contracting on a ’“muilt. w. o. ivt.it!..™ Uo i“rPnri ono.bnt expert ovmonon oylinder was perfectly s( into any engine. M Webber a hill of £25 7- with tho exception of damage dono to tho car 1 negligent nnd unskilful v. would hnvo been ample ti tho repairs which wore m Bre, but allowing them a 26 weeks lass of user \ cupied by Mr. Webber 1 - - and for that me raio 01 £3 a week. ' £200 for dopreoiation, th well known typo-und £700. Mr. Fullorton gave as a reason for all thoir f gift ted that tho car was was ample evidence bofor tho crank shaft broko not but because of tho advam have boon duo to tho fact not set the mngnoto or III Tho difference between ’ paid for tlio car (£380) ni 'or it when ho bought n and wiping off £55 for put tho depreciation cam skilful workmanship at i Mr. Emanuel said this 1 a claim by his clients ,,ad now developed into dentil to thorn, because ous hearings before his 1 must bo absolutely nrnount claimed, and U by tho utter end absup ter-claim. Ilo askod co to si icnii.1 uus.-ilfnl work they did ,SS, worth the Insi pas-ed the 1 10 nun Au.vi.Or equallxo IIIO uein.m^ . .0 ratepayeram^ half ^L““.nlso pay two equal iu nau 1 tho contributions to tho Unions 11 instalments. This question will bo dii «g&a* against 106 last yeaW Number in tho House 81 against 198 lost year. Number in receipt ot out- rchM during tho Brat week of th3Srtnl8>'t and 432 iu tho boo aid week, as against 397 anil io the corresponding weeks lost year. Tho money expended on out-relief was £93 9s Id as against £78 5s 7d last year, RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL Tho chair was taken by Mr. W. J. Coo par. Engine Traffic at North Waltham. Tho SuvoTOt IV,. K. Sj”S” SSlItOTO.^ To'“tMl 5g agreed. Roaiis—Incrrased Cost. Tho Surveyor's ostimato of tho expenditure on main reads In this district during Iho imming yen' w^L which ootupan-d with £18-51 for 1907- mt^n^'luVnous!,Cprot«ting against this 'Tt”cw™’S“S. Council tal .ni™ the County Survevor to we blnck rock on tho mam idsinpla should ronresent tho Ctauncll at tho Conference. K. 5tn consented to do so and was ap- pointed delegate accordingly. Tub Yearly Estimate. Tho Clerk submitted tho estimate of tlio amount, Dm £. too rato for^ho^r19«« ^8 ^Rofercing to an increara of £200 in tho oxpendi- tnre on dWrict road, (£2760 estimated, as against fo5S‘> expended last year) Lord Basing said ha UPLoidT^in”^mphaticaUy objecbxl totoo mi of tho district ratepayers being ° “ “bo nSwin^y district which were not steam-rolled, very much to SZf too roads. Thera were many^ this district where thoy could i^ko a ravingd o quite certain. To treat bj'-to£m ®®rnpd«* wi roads in place of flints. Mr. Kimb-r said he thought it.,T^ “ PyH“v Dints should not be used. The roodStween mgh - , nr.,., p.,,1 boon wonderfully improved by flints should not be wed. The rood ne tween.'»■ and Water End hail b'-n wonderfully improved by flints drawn from tho field*. nroviilod Tho Chairman said no granite wo* provided for that road in the present estimate, but 200 yards 0lTwitimnte was approved, and 'ho Clerk instructed to inform the County Surveyor tha, -the Council will order tho material themselves direct. Tub Improvement at Weston Patrick. •n,. Sun.,., -reM ay a-<“ »■ “'.ST,1 gladly give land and provide anv portion of the read opposite his land b'twreo Ppton Grey and Tunwurth. Ho had enine at Weston Patrick and considered it a great Kaon and that was his only reason for offering land free for the ram a pur pa*'- The Upton Grey rend on the hill post the crow reads was narrow - mis road was of more Importance than the Weston read. I/*rd Baring 1 of Upton Grey for three quarters 01 a uu- .o direction of BorincstoVo there «. not room for two pony CArt. to pass- He thought suA togreus offer as Mr. Ssth-Smith • oagh Ttwiis rewolred that I/srd Raring-Mr. A. Jerreta* and Mr. S-raward. with the Surveyor. m~t on • .not to con-ider Mr. Seth-Smith * offer. Chairman roprated thath wished other landowners aroold offer land to widen tho road*. If theydid suraneo company 1 struoied bis soheito that tlio work was c that it ought to hai order for a now or. tho Plaintiffs chuu Fullerton himself, shaft lmd not to tno now oylindo conflict of evidonc Fullerton gave a new cylindei been found to lie It which of tho twi should bo belloved, Mr. Fullorton’s ov vould remember he i-oxaini workshop; how 01. ’ ter. in which shi sell the car, I a not authorised not at homo at the turned out that Now Forest. Mr. lerton told him he 1 ho wanted to so ,.n the read again, ber. 1905. nnd got March. 1006. It • which it would n- -SSSb ^XA'TSSSS f the by-roads did not require steam rolling. The Surveyor raid too order of too Council was °MrBRobsrts Thomson said he lived on a toird cl^. read where there was a lot of heavy traffic in L^ri Basing : Then It should not bo classed thirfdaB road. The nnblo lord went on to raj teat he had boon specify strack wdh 1theiroads m SKdont^He9 mamtoinSrthat if the roadmen cleared out the ditches and pravmtelto water from ronniug acres* the road it would snv the rend. Hcrnnrd hill was 1 that. Every time there was a washed away and metal hod U Whereas a few hours’ work wc read from being washed av- is did nol technically coiled raising “^.nrwsrsii £r«g — -. ITotori^ As a matter of fact motor ImOc«4W ..a. iiaa. ~.:*on. and tho longor it aia so ilil like it. . . , the Council hod had^ strong tlio , 0 it 1 ouura „ not back ngniD. within of tho repairers to on lira. After ton lion, which Mr. 51 tho second flro. / 31st March nnd tl- dnnt got Messrs into their ymd. £700 car in Sep' bought it for £380 ■ to deteriorate to inths. Throe ox mid Mr. Beaumai the breaking of th, • peed goal of these • iwo, i»iu therefore sidered that it wo “any expert w lad not been bt * ..... anything to 1 Dealing with the . Defendant was cb tho value of the mused by the ueg .hip of the Plainl was claiming £22 making good tho skilful wor’ charging S iprovod. Medical Officer’* Anmca following report was read ridored a very satisfactory account the district :— NMV CramcB- he w wouiu oo 'owl beet 1 a tot of narrow roods meet tool about. Grat»l Rotaltt. The Council reoflmed an arranremret m*.ta be- twreo the SuTrerer and toe Steward of Lard Ports- mouth's relate (Mr. Tanrock) a-, to digging gravel Sum some uncultlvatol land opp-rate »n *ihau?-.d irewwJ pit at Preston Oakhills to* royalty to be 3d petyaid. gTSO( Rolling—LoarmsT Txa'o.a Rejected. Two tender* tor ,toam reUinfi were recraved. vir the Kddiran Snwn RoUmc C.Nnywcy. £1 11« 1W —— dav - Mr. E- IT- Wright, fhs Butte. -Alton. ^7.. /— ,v. Tho Cb airman said the Committee .i F,td,.ainf'cmranT’s tender be ... l,- rrrjr raatot. aai ill** *'ll ns or ^le tor-cerd an excsptroaally p»l year k'T™r*'»T12SS'who> be re.-a.-Pi a, a hralthy n“- reurral and th. msrttoly ~ lora >•¥'“ .toran”. it cotuoirraOoo. dralinr Tl lli'rev 1>V- The Pv airman said the Committee recommend'd that the BddisooCceipany’a tender be -third regroe from Mr. Wnght, a^d aaiens (017 , day.aiad the Eddjco Ccapauy I „ • — —v rsm.rtnal_ the C'-m m ittce I ,11 -.a*— w-re reristeroJ. ,l,>raar a seaio- -1 >yi of the e.nraali-1 popolotiro^ NaMXUarurauivi jx* s Jipiilirri*. : eiywpeta*. 7 •= I 1 r-jcrceral fim. 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