Kilrush UNION.
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STATE of the WORKHOUSE for the Week ending Saturday, the 24th day of March 1849
| Number of Inmates for which accommodation is provided:- Workhouse 1100 Temporary Buildings, |
Aged and Infirm |
Able-bodied.
|
Boys |
Girls |
Children under 2 years. |
Born. |
Total |
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| Additional Workhouse, 280 Permanent Fever Hospital, Fever Sheds 150 Total 1530 |
Male |
Fem |
Male |
Fem |
Male |
Fem |
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| Remaining on previous Saturday, as per last Reurn, | 79 |
49 |
188 |
448 |
330 |
299 |
10 |
" |
" |
1403 |
|
| Admitted during the Week, | 2 |
2 |
8 |
21 |
3 |
5 |
" |
" |
" |
41 |
|
| TOTAL, | 81 |
51 |
196 |
469 |
333 |
304 |
10 |
" |
" |
1444 |
|
| Discharged during the
Week, Died |
" 1 |
" 1 |
12 1 |
42 " |
3 5 |
2 " |
" " |
" " |
" " |
59 8 |
|
| Total Discharged and Dead, | 1 |
1 |
13 |
42 |
8 |
2 |
" |
" |
" |
67 |
|
| REMAINING ON THE ABOVE DATE. | 80 |
50 |
183 |
427 |
325 |
302 |
10 |
" |
" |
1377 |
|
RETURN OF SICK AND LUNATICS. |
|
Number in Hospital on the above date. |
No. of Lunatics and Idiots in Workhouse on the above date. |
| In Work- house Hospital 150 In Fever Hospital, 62 Total 212 |
In separate Wards, 2 In Wards with other Inmates, 5 Total 7 |
RETURN of D
ESTITUTE PERSONS relieved out of the Workhouse, as by Relief Lists, for the last Week ended Saturday, the 24th day of March 1849 authenticated and laid before the Board of Guardians at this Meeting.Destitute Persons relieved out of the Workhouse, under 10 Vict. c. 31, s. 1. |
Destitute Persons relieved out of the Workhouse, but not comprised in Sec. 1. |
Total relieved out of the Workhouse. |
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RELIEF DISTRICT. |
Number of cases relieved |
Number of Persons, including Applicant and Family, dependent on him or her. |
Number of cases relieved |
Number of Persons, including Applicant and Family, dependent on him or her. |
Cases |
Persons |
| No. I. | 755 |
1838 |
257 |
1186 |
1012 |
3024 |
| No. II. | 575 |
1407 |
124 |
575 |
699 |
1982 |
| No. III. | 580 |
1424 |
170 |
759 |
750 |
2183 |
| No. IV. | 619 |
1707 |
723 |
2354 |
1342 |
4061 |
| No. V. | 564 |
1297 |
617 |
1801 |
1181 |
3098 |
| No. VI. | 307 |
652 |
640 |
1821 |
947 |
2473 |
| No. VII. | 426 |
912 |
317 |
1116 |
743 |
2028 |
| No. VIII. | 326 |
787 |
517 |
1790 |
843 |
2577 |
| No. IX. | 107 |
475 |
200 |
760 |
307 |
1235 |
| Car forward | 4259 |
10499 |
3565 |
12162 |
7824 |
22661 |
COPY of MINUTES of Proceedings of the Board of Guardians, at a Meeting held on Saturday the 31st day of March 1849
P
RESENT : In the Chair, Edmund Kelly Esq Other Guardians: Michl Meagher Esq.Captain AE Kennedy Inspector Present
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The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and Signed.
The Workhouse Register was produced, examined, and authenticated, from No. 16285 to
No. 16360, both inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and
countersignature of the Clerk.
The Out-door Relief Register was produced, examined, and authenticated from No. 11854
to No. 12000 inclusive, by the signature of the Chairman, and
countersignature of the Clerk.
Rate
28. 2. 0
p Capt Kennedy 500. 0. 0
Total
528. 2. 0
The Treasurer’s Book of Receipts and Payments was produced, by which it appeared
that there had been received during the week -
£ 528. 2. 0
Paid during the week, - - - -
£ 153. 14. 10
And that the Balance on the Account against the
Guardians was - - - -
£ 1443. 7. 7
The Book was signed by the Chairman.
The lodgements made of Rates collected in the several Electoral Divisions appear to have been as follows :-
Name of each Collector. |
Name of Electoral Division. |
Collected and Lodged. |
Remaining. |
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| Alexr Mc Mahon |
Kilrush | £ " |
s. " |
d. " |
£ 485 |
s. 11 |
d. 3 |
" |
" |
" |
485 |
11 |
3 | ||
| Danl McDonnell | Killimer Knock Killofin |
5 7 1 |
11 12 16 |
6 4 2 |
109 149 402 |
4 7 18 |
7 6 9 |
15 |
" |
" |
461 |
10 |
10 | ||
| Samuel Bourke | Kilfiddane Kildysart |
" " |
" " |
" " |
167 157 |
11 9 |
"3/8 8¾ |
" |
" |
" |
325 |
" |
8¾ | ||
| John Lillis | Kilmihill Kilmacdooan |
" " |
" " |
" " |
127 144 |
" 6 |
11¾ 10¼ |
" |
" |
" |
271 |
7 |
10 | ||
| W. Brew | Kilmurry | " |
‘’ |
" |
621 |
13 |
3½ |
‘’ |
‘’ |
‘’ |
621 |
13 |
3½ | ||
| S. Stacpoole | Killard | " |
" |
" |
439 |
18 |
2¾ |
" |
" |
" |
439 |
18 |
2¾ | ||
| Patt Healy | Kilkee Moyarta Kilballyowen |
13 " " |
2 " " |
" " " |
120 163 54 |
13 12 12 |
11 9 4 |
13 |
2 |
" |
338 |
19 |
" | ||
Total, - |
28 |
2 |
" |
2944 |
1 |
2 | |
N
OTE. - A total is to be inserted in Red Ink at the foot of each Collector’s District, as well as for the entire Union.The Clerk’s Account of petty Disbursements made by him since last Meeting,
amounting to £ 30. 6. 10 was produced and passed.
The following Books were exhibited by the Clerk, he having first ascertained the accuracy
of the entries made therein by the Master of the Workhouse, and authenticated the same by
his signature :
1. The Weekly Relief List and Abstract.
2. The Provision Check Accounts.
3. The Provision Receipt and Consumption Account.
By which it appeared that the Cost of Provisions and Necessaries received during the week,
was
£ 71. 10 s. 7¾d.
Collection days 9823
£ s. d.
Debit Provision Account, and Credit Invoice Account.
The Cost of Provisions and Necessaries consumed was
88. 19. 5
Debit Maintenance Account, and Credit Provision Account.
And the general average Cost of an Inmate for the
week was - - -
1. 3
Average cost in Infirmary, - -
2. "¼
Average cost in Fever Hospital, - -
2. 2¼
The Master’s estimate of Provisions and Necessaries required for the ensuing week
was examined, and Orders were duly made for the several articles specified, namely:
Milk
4114 quarts First Flour
1 Ton
Meat
186 lbs Raw
Sugar 14 lbs
Rye Meal
1 Ton Lump Sugar
14 lbs
Barley Meal
1 Ton
Tea
2 lbs
Indian Meal
1 Ton
Pepper
14 lb
Oatmeal
The following Books were also produced by the Clerk, their accuracy having been
previously ascertained by him, and authenticated by his Signature :
1. The several Clothing Accounts.
2. The Medical Officer’s Books.
The Out-door Relief Lists and Weekly Receipt and Expenditure Books of the several
Relieving Officers were then produced by the Clerk, their accuracy having been previously
ascertained by him, and authenticated by his signature.
The Abstract of the Out-door Relief Lists was also produced by the Clerk, having been duly
entered up by him for the last week ended Saturday, the 24th day of March/ 49
whereby it appeared that in that week the Total Expenditure in Out-door Relief was
£ s. d.
In money, - - - -
3. -
In kind, - - - -
558. 19. 67/8.
Total, - -
559. 2. 67/8.
Credit each Relieving Officer, as per Receipt and Expenditure Book.
The requirements of each Relieving Officer for the ensuing week having been duly
considered and estimated by the Board, checks on the Treasurer, and orders on Contractors,
were duly signed and delivered to each of them, of the following amounts and value,
respectively :
By Order on Contractors. |
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RELIEF DISTRICT. |
Name of Relieving Officer. |
Article and quantity Ind Meal & Bread |
Value £ s. d. |
| No. I. | Simon Boland | 10 Tons | 83. 18. 2 |
| No. II. | John Molony | 5½ Tons | 51. 2. 10 |
| No. III. | Thomas Guinnane | 6 Tons | 56. 4. 4½ |
| No. IV. | Nicholas Lillis | 10½ Tons | 96. 15. 9 |
| No. V. | Anthony Corry | 9 Tons | 83. 2. 0 |
| No. VI. | Patt Kelly | 7 Tons | 64. 10. 10 |
| No. VII. | Terence O’Brien | 6½ Tons |
59. 15. 8½ |
| No. VIII. | Danl Gorman | 6½ Tons |
59. 16. 1 |
| No. IX. | Sheedy McNamara | 2¾ Tons |
25. 11. 5 |
| Car. forwd. | Total | 63¾ |
580. 17. 2 |
Credit Treasurer with Checks; Debit each Relieving Officer with Checks and Orders.
On the Report and recommendation of the Finance Committee, the following Bills having
been duly examined, and found to be correct, and in accordance with the several Orders
were directed to be paid, and Checks for the several amounts were duly drawn on the
Treasurer, and Signed namely :
2. Establishment Account
£ s. d.
Francis Coffey Revising Valuator Salary in Acct
5 0
0
George Taylor for Lime
5 0 0
Debit Establishment Account, and Credit Treasurer, with the several sums as above.
4. Out-door Relief Invoice Account.
Wm Lumsden Prov in Acct
12 0 0
Patt Cusack in Acct Distributor
5 16 0
Credit Treasurer and debit Out-door Relief Invoice Account with the several sums as above.
The Report of the Visiting Committee was read, and Orders made thereon as follows :
Michael Gibsons tender for distribution of Meal at Kilballyowen was accepted Daniel McDonnells Tender for 300 Cubic yards of broken stone at Tarmon, @ 7d p yard was accepted
Thomas McEnery was appointed Relieving Officer for Kilballyowen at a salary of £30. subject to the sanction of the Poor Law Commissioners
The following Dietary for nurses in attendance at the Cholera Hospital has been adopted by the Vice Guardians on the suggestion of the medical officer. viz. 4s/= p Week, with 1 ounce of tea, 1 lb of sugar & 3 lb of Meat p Week - 1 pint of milk and 1 lb of bread p day - Each Assistant nurse to get 1 oz of Tea & 1 lb of sugar & 3 lb of meat p Week -
Doctor Elliot was appointed to take charge of the Dispensary for treatment of Diarrhoea & Dysentery at a salary of 5/= p day to commence from the 1st of April, subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners -
Captain Kennedy informed the Vice Guardians that he had visited the Temporary Cholera
hospitals at Kilkee & Carrigaholt. The latter requires to be put generally on a better
footing. He found the cost of interment alone (exclusive of coffins) was at the rate of
£70 p annum, though the Graveyard is in the immediate vicinity of the Hospital. Some
alterations in the Hospital are necessary, particularly the building of two hearths &
chimneys which are immediately required. Masons must be sent from Kilrush. Those in the
locality cannot be induced to undertake any work, clean the Hospital. A competent nurse
should also be sent. A distinct understanding should be come to relative to the
remuneration to Medical officers. Admission, discharge & dietary books should also be
furnished.
Captain Kennedy drew the attention of the Vice Guardians to the general state of the
accounts of the union, and the fact that two half years were still unaudited.
Captain Kennedy informed the Guardians that he had inspected 150 Emigrants from the
property of Mr Foley, for whose transport to Canada the Vice Guardians had agreed to pay
½d of the expense under section 13 of the poor Relief Extension Act.
The following Letters from the Poor Law Commissioners and others were read by the Clerk, and directions given to answer them respectively, to the following effect, (or Orders made on them respectively, as follows :)
The following letters from the Poor Law Commissioners were read viz -
The 1st dated 29 March 1849 No 19819/49 relative to the expense of medicine, and Medical
attendants in cholera cases.
The 2nd dated 29 March 1849. No 18997/49 relative to the financial condition of the union.
The 3rd dated 31 March 1849 No 258/1849 notifying that Good Friday and the following day
would be observed as Holidays, and directing that any communications of an urgent nature
should be forwarded to Dublin on Wednesday at latest
It being now past 6 O’Clock the Vice Guardians adjourned to 11 O’Clock on Monday the 2nd of April, when the following business was transacted viz.
The undermentioned notice was served by Alexr. McMahon on the 14th of March (then acting Clerk) by the directions of the Vice Guardians on the late Clerk - viz.
Board room Kilrush
March 13th 1849
Sir,
You are hereby required to take notice that as Guardian of the poor of
the Kilrush Union, we require you to attend at the Workhouse here forthwith to prepare
your accounts for Audit up to the 29th day of September last, and also to wind up your
accounts to the period you ceased to be Clerk of this Union, and take notice that if you
refuse or neglect so doing we will employ a competent person to complete same, the costs
of which will be charged to your account. Given under our hand this 13th day of March
1849.
(Signed) A E Kennedy Actg
Michael Meagher Vice Guardian
To
Mr John McDonnell
Late Clerk of the Union
The Vice Guardians have allowed John Moloney Relieving Officer for Knock and Killofin
to withdraw his resignation.
The Clerk was directed to write to the Agent of the Sun Insurance Co to ascertain on what
terms the auxilary house at Leadmore would be insured
The Vice Guardians have agreed to send out Mary Scanlan (a pauper in the Workhouse) to
Nova Scotia, agreeably to the 18th Sec. 6 & 7 act of Vic Chap 92.
The cases of provisional relief, and applications for relief were considered and
decided on, as set forth in the Application and Report Books.
The number of provisional admissions to the Workhouse confirmed was
19
Ditto, disallowed - - - - -
"
The number of applicants admitted to the Workhouse was -
55
The number of cases of provisional Out-door relief was - -
16
Do. do. in which relief was continued by the Guardians - -
16
The number of other applicants in the Relieving Officer’s Books
relieved by order of the Guardians was - - -
28
The number of applicants for whom relief was not ordered -
Doctor Donovan, legal representative of Jerh. Donovan Esq deceased, solicitor to the
late elected Guardians, having served the Vice Guardians with a bill of costs, for
services rendered to the former Board, and having subsequently served the Vice Guardians
with a notice to attend the taxation of said costs, it has been agreed upon to prevent
expense
(subject however to the approval of the Commissioners) that same shall be left to the
arbitration of Mr Bryan Purcell solicitor to the Board, to which Doctor Donovan has
consulted
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Mr William Brew has been appointed Rate Collector for Kilmurry Ibricken at 1s/= in £
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The Clerk was directed to advertise in the Limerick Examiner & Clare Journal and
also by handbills for supplying the following articles for 3 months viz ,
best Rye Meal
p Ton
" Indian - Do. -
Do.
" Barley - Do. -
Do.
" Oat - Do.
- Do.
" Rice Do.
also First quality flour. Do.
and best Indian corn. Do.
Tenders For building a Wall round the Auxiliary house at Leadmore have been postponed until next Board day.
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The Rugs. No. 7 in Patrick O’Connors tender accepted on last Board day should have been stated as @ 2/11 instead of 2/4 in the last Minute.
Tenders for the collection of the rates of Knock & Killimer have been deferred until next Board day, in consequence of the difficulty of winding up the present collectors account.
Mr Patt Healys Warrant for the collection of the rates of Kilballyowen & Moyarta was signed this day and delivered to him.
In consequence of a letter received from the Commissioners notifying that Good Friday and the following day would be observed as Holidays, the Vice Guardians have decided on holding their next meeting on Thursday the 5th Inst.
Medical Report for Week ending 31st March 1849
No. in Infirmary & Fever Hospital by last Report
212
Admitted during the Week
61
Discharged from both places 18
273
Died
7
25
Total in both places this day
248
In Girls dysentery wards
15
Skin disease wards
60
Old and Infirm wards
8
Total under Medical treatment this day
331
Deaths Viz.
Infirmary 5
Fever Hospital 2
Total 7
A cheque for £40 : 8 : 1 was drawn on the Treasurer, in the Clerks favour, for payment of Small demand
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Debit Clerk of the Unions account and Credit Treasurer
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A cheque was drawn on the Treasurer p £25 in Mr Patt Healys favour, on account of
Collection
Credit Treasurer and Debit Establishment account
Michl. Meagher
Next Meeting of the Guardians to be held on
Thursday the 5th of April 1849.
(Signed) EJ Kennelly
Clerk of the Union
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