Dunmanway Board of Guardians
IE CCCA/BG/83
and stating the board ’s preference for securing accommodation].
14 Apr 1849 Medical officer’s report noting ‘that fever was considerably on the increase particularly amongst the persons seeking admission to the house, dysentery very prevalent and genera lly terminating fatally’. [Deaths: 41 ; see 21 Apr: resolution explaining ‘the fearful mortality’, noting ‘the wretched and emaciated condition’ of new admissions, and the ‘very large’ numbers of persons dying outside]. Resolved, that the sum of £8 6s 0d be paid to Dunmanway board of health to assist them in street cleaning and whitewashing under the Nuisances Removal and Disease Prevention Act. [Cholera prevention. 6 Oct: no cases occurred]. 9 Jun 1849 Visiting committee report by Daniel Conner stating tha t he ‘found the classification most disgraceful, children of seven years old had been among the infirm men for several days’. [Total inmates: 2132. Deaths: 30 (Capacity: 2180)]. [Reports generally positive: see, eg, 14 Jul, 8 Sep]. 14 Jul 1849 Reply to PLC giving particulars of the case of a woman, from the union area but resident 21 years in London, and her son born in London, who were sent to Dunmanway ‘against their will and consent, and at a few hours’ notice’. [Total: 1842. Deaths: 13 (Capacity: 1980)]. 1 Sep 1849 Resolution in reply to the Commissioners of National Education, expressing satisfaction at the fitness of the school master and mistress, and stating that if the commissioners ‘are not satisfied with the above officers the board have no alternative but to disconnect their establishment from the National Education Board’. [Total inmates: 828. Deaths: 3 (Capacity: 1920)]. 8 Sep 1848 Resolution signed by most guardians expressing themselves ‘perfectly satisfied’ with the arrangement of EDs propo sed by the Poor Law Boundary Commissioners. A dissentient resolution by a guardian for Dunmanway ED states ‘the area is too small for a town district, which has always been a focus of destitution and mendicancy’. [See later minutes] 15 Sep 1849 Master reports an inmate has absconded in union clothes [a recurring item] Resolved, in striking ‘a new and heavy rate’ including assistance to distressed unions, ‘to protest against the mismanagement of the adjoining union of Bantry, at present under the direct con trol of the Poor Law Commissioners’. 6 Oct 1849 Total inmates: 686. Deaths: 3. Capacity: 1690. PLC order of 3 Oct regarding administration of the poor law ‘with the newly arranged electoral divisions of the altered union of Dunmanway’. 13 Oct 1849 Resolu tion regarding matters arising ‘which the ex officio guardians now carrying on the duties of the board would prefer submitting to all the guardians collectively’. PLC is asked ‘how soon is it likely that the board will be completed’.
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