BOARD OF HEALTH.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5007, 7 March 1877, Page 2

BOARD OF HEALTH.

A meeting of the Local Board of Health was held at the office of the Board, Hereford itreet, at half-past ten o’clock yeaterday morning ; preient Meurs Hobba (chairman), Hall, Duncan, Boss, Wright, Harman, and Jones. TEE INSPEOXOB’B EEPOET. This report was read and adopted. THE ANXIGUA BIBBKX DKAIN. A letter waa read from the Government, calling attention to the nuisance of the Antigua street drain. It was resolved to acknowledge the letter, and to instruct the Health Officer to make a thorough examination of the neighbourhood, in order to ascertain how the nuisance was principally created, and to report the came to the Board. KEEPING PIGS. Mr J. Martin, of Worcester street east, wrote to the Board, complaining of the unpleasant nature of his “ surroundings ” —one of his neighbours keeping piga. Eefetred to the Inspector, with power toaot. BEPOSX ON PANS AND PIGS. The following report was read; — Your Committee beg to etate that, in accordance with a resolution passed at the sitting of the Board on Peb.,6, they lequested the medical officer of the Local Bqard of Health to inspect the more thickly populated part of the city and suburbs, and report as to tt I pan system, and keeping pigs witbin a prescribed distance of any dwelling. After carefully considering the question, they have the honour to lay before tb e Board tor its consideration, if approved, the following : That the Clerk be requested to write.to the City Council, suggesting the necessity tor the Committee appointed by the Local Board of Health to meet the Sanitary Committee of the City Council for the purpose of consulting generally upon sanitary matters, and the removal of the night soil. That a communication be addressed to the City Council, requesting permission to nse the reserves that are now vested in the City Council for the purpose of depositing the night soil, if required by the Local Board of Health. That, for the purpose of ensuring health to the inhabitants of the city and suburbs, which otherwise might be infected, no pigs be allowed to be kept nearer to any dwelling than one chain and a half. In the report submitted by the Medical Officer of Health, snob valuable information and suggestions are contained, that your Committee deem it desirable to have it printed in the local papers; also, to submit it to the Board for its serious conBideration. Pax be. Hobbs, Chairman, On the subject of pigs, Mr Jones said he did not think they should make the distance a chain and a-half, as mentioned in the third clause. A chain, in his opinion, would be sufficient. Mr Duncan would not object to people on a quarter acre section keeping pigs if they bad permission from their neighbours. He did not believe iu a cast-iron rule to debar people from keeping pigs. He thought they should frame something, so that people might keep a pig with the consent of their neighbours. He moved that the following words be added to the clause —“ As an exception to this rule, permission may be given to persons to keep pigs nearer to dwelling-houses, provided those persons who are more immediately interested signify in writing their agreeing to auoh pigs being kept at a less distance than one chain and a-faalf, but not less than one chain. Seconded by Mr Jones, and agreed to. The report as a whole was then adopted. HEALTH OP THE CITY. The Chairman said, as a proof that the health of the people of Christchurch was not what it was reported to be, he might state that during the fortnight seven cases of typhoid fever, six oases of scarlet fever, and two oases of scarlatina hod been reported; all new oases. DB POWELL’S BEPOBT. The consideration of this report was postponed until next meeting. ACCOUNTS. Several accounts were p as sol, after which the Board adjourned.