Mr. W. H. Power's report to the local government board on the sanitary state of the Carmarthen Rural Sanitary District.

  • Power, W. H.
Date:
1878
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Credit: Mr. W. H. Power's report to the local government board on the sanitary state of the Carmarthen Rural Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    an had been conveyed, than with the absence of probable channels for its conveyance. Commonly such channels were multiple, and the result observed might have been brought about in one or other of several ways. Disinfectants of various kinds used in the sick room and about the premises, have been chiefly relied on for preventing spread of infectious disease. Fumigation of infected dwellings has been rarely practised. Occasionally clothing and bedding has been burned. Administrative Staff.—The Sanitary Authority has secured the services of the clerk to the guardians as its clerk, and has appointed an Inspector of Nuisances and six Medical Officers of Health. All these officers are under the order of the Local Government Board. The Inspector of Nuisances acts for the whole Rural District; the Medical Officers of Health, who are the District Medical Officers, act each for his own medical district. For health purposes the Authority is represented by a Sanitary Committee which meets fortnightly at the conclusion of the Guardian’s meeting to receive reports of the Inspector of Nuisances, who is always in attendance, and to receive also such statements or reports as may be made personally or in writing by the Medical Officers of Health. Of these latter officers some few habitually attend the meeting, others attend on quarter day only, or not at all. The following table shows the distribution of the several parishes of the Rural Sanitary District among the Medical Officers of Health ; the area and population of each Medical Officer of Health’s District thus constituted, the Health Officers who have from time to time held each appointment, the date in each instance of appointment, and their salaries past and present:— Bub-district. Parish or Township. Acres. Popula- tion, 1871. Name of District. Medical Officers of Health, past and present. Salary, past and present, of Medical Officer of Health. Date of ap- pointment. Llangendeirne Conwil St. Clears - . Carmarthen * - *! Llanddarog (parish) - Llanarthney Llangunnor Llangendeirne - Llandifeilog St. Ishmaels - Llanstephan - Laugharne - 1 Laugharne (township) J Llansadurnen (parish)- Llandawke Llandowror Llanginning - St. Clears Llanfihangel Abercowin Llandilo Abercowin - Llangunnock - Llangain Abergwili St. Peters, W Castle Green Llanllawddog - Llanpumpsaint Newchurch Merthyr Abernant Conwil Elvet - Treleacharbettws Mydrim Llanwinio :} 4,501 10,994 5,795 11,810 7,320 8,081 6,710 1,470 1,644 613 1,783 3,270 2,534 5,180 922 4,879 2,660 10,748 863-1 1,845 l 1,202 J 2,255] 1,154 1 1,323 J 1,190) 445 1,297 166 41 278 ) 343 1,043 837 66 646 J 3551 2,072 J Upper Llangendeirne (Acres, 2,1290; pop., 3,910.) Lower Llangendeirne (Acres, 27,211; pop., 4,732.) 4,996 i 10,488 7,013 4,079 4,894 2,218 6,321 13,153 11,492 6,905 7,169 6181 500 735 I 252 <> 742 1,613 j 1,419 j 951 888 St. Clears (Acres, 36,910 ; pop., 7,303.) f Abergwili and I Llangain. | (Acres, 13,408; l pop., 2,427.) Carmarthen, U.S.D Conwil (Acres, 49,170; pop., 5,879.) Llanwinio (Acres, 7,169 ; pop., 888. J. A. T. Timmins, M.D. Peter Williams John Little Thomas Valentine Rees - Valentine Jones - {David Lloyd William Lloyd - T. H. Lewis Valentine Rees - (Not in R. S. D.) William Davies - Morgan Lloyd C. L. Cross well - Vaughan Jones - £ s. d. 110 0 01 L16 0 OJ j io o <n 116 o o / fIS 13 1 \ 130 0 Of 30 0 0 30 0 0 f 7 Ml 1*0 0 of 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 f 20 7 0 1 \ 24 0 Of 24 0 0 1 3 9 71 14 0 0/ 4 0 0 Nov. /72 Nov. /72 Nov. /72 Mar. 17# July /78 Nov. 172 Jan. I76 Sept. 177 June /78 Nov. j7» Jan. /77 Nov. l7i Mar. /78 In December 1872, after the passing of the Public Health Act, the Sanitary Autho- rity engaged as Inspector of Nuisances, Mr. W. Palmer, at a payment per week of 51., avowedly with a view of getting from him a complete account in detail of the sanitary state of the district. In March 1873 the Sanitary Authority determined to appoint an Inspector of Nuisances, who for a yearly salary of 100?. should give his whole time to the duties of his office. Hereupon Mr. Palmer retired, and Mr. T. D. Jones was appointed. Mr. Jones held the appointment, without alteration of salary, until June 1875, when he resigned, and Mr. W. I. Evans, the present inspector, was appointed at a salary of 110?. In 1876 Mr. Evans’ salary was increased to 120?., but in June 1877 it was reduced to the former figure (110Z.) only to be raised again in August following to 120?. At this figure it now remains. Also about December 1872