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11,025—75.)
Letter from the Local Government Board to the Under Secretary of the Lord
Lieutenant.
Local Government Board, Dublin, Sir 24 May 1875.
The Local Government Board for Ireland forward, for the information of his Grace the Lord Lieutenant, the accompanying copy of a report which they have this day received from their inspector, Dr.
Brodic, in continuation of former reports on the biibject of the outbreak of small-pox at Athenry.
By Order of the Board, T, II.
Burke, Esq.,
(bigned) B.
Banks, Secretary.
&c.
&c &c,
Dublin Castle.
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Letter from the Local Government Board to Dr.
Brodie.
Local Government Board, Dublin, Sir, 24 May 1875.
I am directed by the Local Government Board for Ireland to acknowledge the receipt this day of a report, in continuation of former reports by you, on the subject of the out¬ break of small-pox at Athenry.
Your report has been communicated to the Under Secretary for the information of his Grace the Lord Lieutenant.
By Order of the Board, Dr.
Brodie, Inspector, (signed) B.
Banks, Secretary.
Galway.
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11,108—75.)
Extract from Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians on 22nd May 1875.
Read letter from Dr.
Leonard, dated 19th May 1875, requesting to have forwarded some sheets and articles of underclothing, stating that being unable to procure a horse in Athenry for the covered car, he had to purchase a donkey and cart for the sum of 4 /.
5 s.,
and to have the patients removed to hospital at night.
Dr.
Brodie having stated the result of his personal knowledge of the increase of small¬ pox in Athenry, and the great pressure upon the hospital accommodation there, he was requested to have arrangements made, on his return, for fitting up ono of the out-offices as an auxiliary to the hospital, and at his suggestion a further supply of bedding and clothing was forthwith dispatched to Athenry, and the workhouse officers directed to carefully attend for the future to any requisition of the like, which Dr.
Leonard may make upon them.
Another assistant nurse was ordered to be employed, as also a messenger, and the disinfecting apparatus to be sent over on Monday next to Athenry and kept for use there.
As regards the expenditure to be incurred, the Board agreed to charge to the Athenry electoral division for each of the small-pox patients received into hospital, only the weekly average rate per head of the cost in this workhouse hospital, namely, about 7 d.
per day, and that all other items, as rent, furniture, salaries, &c, should be charged to the union at large, and assessed in proportion to the net annual value of each electoral division.
Dr.
Leonard was requested to keep an account of the articles received and consumed in hospital, according to the forms submitted by the clerk, and a return thereof to be laid before the Board at each meeting.
Upon the application of Major Lopdell, a cheque for 5 I.
was drawn, compensation agreed to be paid to a washerwoman who has suffered in her calling, in consequence of the proximity of the small-pox hospital to her dwelling-house.
