Castletown workhouse Board of Guardians (BG59)

Castletown Board of Guardians

IE CCCA/BG/59

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

15 Oct 1863 – 29 Sep 1864 6 Oct 1864 – 21 Sep 1865 5 Oct 1865 – 27 Sep 1866 4 Oct 1866 – 26 Sep 1867 3 Oct 1867 – 24 Sep 1868 1 Oct 1868 – 23 Sep 1869 30 Sep 1869 – 22 Sep 1870 29 Sep 1870 – 21 Sep 1871 28 Sep 1871 – 26 Sep 1872 3 Oct 1872 - 25 Sep 1873 2 Oct 1873 – 24 Sep 1874 1 Oct 1874 – 23 Sep 1875

Missing [See BG/59/AA/1 below]

30 Mar 1876 – 22 Mar 1877

Ordinary minutes are followed by supplemental sheets containing minutes of proceedings under the Medical Charities Act and proceedings as the Sanitary Authority. Enclosures [inside back cover]: bank credit receipts for monies lodged by the union with the Munster Bank, October 1876. 7 items; Letter, 3 Aug 1876, from John Sullivan, Relieving Officer, regarding proceedings against defaulters under the Vaccination Acts [1p]

Includes:

30 Mar 1876 LGB letter regarding proposed waterworks for Castletown. The guardians ‘think that a pump or perhaps two pumps for the town will be quite enough’, and will raise the matter with the County Surveyor. [A recurring subject. See, e.g., 20 Apr, 15 Jun, 16 Nov 1876]

13 Apr 1876 Caretaker appointed to the new cemetery.

4 May 1876 LGB order consenting to the board defraying the expenses of emigrating to the USA of Johanna Sullivan, aged 14 years, inmate.

11 May 1876 Resolved, that sanitary officers and sub-officers be appointed medical officers of health and inspectors of nuisances within the meaning of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875. 18 May 1876 LGB letter referring to the recent favourable report of its inspector regarding the workhouse, but noting his comments regarding ‘a totally inadequate supply of milk’. [See also 30 Nov, when in another report the inspector suggests sufficient supplies could be obtained if the guardians di d not ‘deter’ people from tendering ‘by objecting to prices which in the present state of the butter trade should not be considered unreasonable’.

8 Jun 1876 Notice of motions, that the salary of the medical officer of

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