Cork Board of Guardians IE CCCA/BG/69
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BG/69/AL/1
Rural Sanitary Board Minute Book
Scope and Content: Proceedings of the Rural Sanitary Board/Committee (under 37 and 38 Vic., c.93). Most entries are signed by Michael Carr, Executive Sanitary Officer Cork Union. Notes receipt of reports of Sanitary Officers for various districts, such as Ballincollig, Carrignavar, Carrigaline, Blackrock, Queenstown, Blarney, Cork No.4, Ballygarvan, Douglas; gives name of Sanitary Officer, general subject (such as ‘nuisances’ and brief particulars (such as ‘1 case bad drainage’). Notes that the reports were read and any directions given recorded in the executive sanitary officers report book. Summary of letters received and decisions made, such as, Dr. [Rountree] Ballincollig reporting that there has been illness and fever in the house of Mary Nash, recommending a thorough cleansing of the house and fumigating by sulphur fumes, whitewashing, burning of straw bed and bedding (23 Jan 1875, p35); as such as, seven sanitary reports were read from the sanitary officer of Whitechurch Dispensary District, Dr. Jefferies, concerning nuisances, and ‘The usual notices were ordered i n eac h case’ (30 January 1875, p.37); and such as, Dr. Donovan of the Cork Dispensary District complained of the dilapidated state of the houses situated at the Kerry Pike…’The Board directed that the Landlord and tenant be noticed in every case.’ (29 Apr 1875, p83); and such as, Deputation of the rate payers of Passage and Monkstown protesting ‘in the strongest manner against the project for supplementing the Passage West water supply (2 Sep 1875, p158).
Date : 28 Nov 1874 – 3 Feb Jan 1876
Level : Item
Extent : 241pp
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