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Saturday 17 September 2016 SPECIAL ISSUE No 4 - PONGY, POOR & PLAGUEY

THE SICK & POOR THE WORKHOUSE & CLOSED SCHOOLS

n past years, if you lost your workhouse if their children Workhouse also had an job, you might also lose your didn’t want them. Lunatics and Infirmary attached to offer I house. The poor would then drunks were also sent there. For a medical help. The expanded be sent to live in a Workhouse short time, even when a worker Workhouse could hold above 200 with their family and whatever volunteered to serve in World inmates. furniture or other things they War 1, their family risked being Infectious diseases were sent to owned. They were put to work thrown out of their home. the Isolation Hospital at Beacon breaking stones for road-making, The Lynsted Workhouse, Hill (half way between Lynsted picking old ropes apart for Bumpit, could hold up to 50 and . Took patients ‘oakum’, sewing heavy sacks, sent inmates. To save money, with Scarlet Fever – diphtheria – to do work outside the Faversham Workhouse was typhoid. Often through lack of Workhouse and, in Lynsted, expanded and all village sanitation. working on the Parish farm (to Workhouses were emptied into help feed themselves). Old parents this one big workhouse. This Schools were often shut to help also found themselves in the control disease.

WANTED WORKHOUSE INFIRMARY IMMEDIATELY TO MEDICAL MEN. THE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, GAURDIANS of the That Tenders for attending the FAVERSHAM UNION having Sick Paupers resident within determined upon appointing each of the said Districts, WORKHOUSE MASTER THREE MEDICAL MEN to including SURGERY and & MISTRESS attend the Sick Paupers resident MEDICINES, (whether such By the United Parishes of Linsted within the said Union, viz.:- One Paupers belong to any parish in and , A MAN and his for each of the Three Districts the Union or not), for ONE WIFE, without encumbrance, as within the Union, the first YEAR, will be received by the MASTER and MISTRESS of the comprising the Parishes of Guardians at their next Weekly WORKHOUSE. The average Faversham, , PrestoN, Meeting at the FAVERSHAM number 50 persons. The Man will Goodnestone, , and WORKHOUSE, On FRIDAY be required to superintend a few Oare; the second, the Parishes of the tenth instant, at or before Labourers, who are sometimes , Boughton, Hernehill, Ten o’clock in the forenoon; employed on the Parish Farm. Selling, Badlesmere, , when and where any person Application personally (or by , , and the whose Tendeshall be accepted letter, postage paid), with Ville of Dunkirk; and the third, will be required to enter into a testimonials of ability and the Parishes of Stalisfield, Contract, agreeably to the Rules character, to Mr. William , Doddington, and Regulations of the Poor Wanstall, Assistant Overseer, Newnham, Teynham, Lynsted, Law Commissioners. By rOrder Greenstreet near , Norton, Buckland, Stone, and of the Board of Guardians, ." Luddenham. MAJOR T. IRISH, Clerk. Faversham, 3d April, 1835." 16th April 1833: Kentish Gazette 7th April 1835: Kentish Gazette WORHOUSE FOOD (WHAT THEE DIDN’T GROW THEMSELVES)

FAVERSHAM UNION BREAD, made of the best quarterly for the Union seconds flour, to be delivered 12 Workhouse. CONTRACTS FOR hours after having been baked, The above articles must be of good PROVISIONS, &c. THE per loaf of 4lbs, for the quality, and delivered, free of Guardians of the Poor of this Workhouse. About 250 loaves expense, the Union Workhouse, Union will, at their Meeting, to weekly. and also in the above-mentioned be held at the Union Work-house, Districts, at such places and in Friday, the 16th day of December FLOUR, best seconds, at per sack” such quantities may be required. next, receive Sealed TENDERS of 280lbs., for the said Samples the articles must be sent for supplying the Poor of the said Workhouse. with the Tenders. Stale Flour Union with the undermentioned Pound, Gouda Cheese, and not Provisions and other Articles, for Upper and Under Rounds less than a Pound of Butter, must the Quarter commencing the 23rd [RUMP] and Stickings [NECK] be sent as Samples. Any further day of December next, viz : of BEEF; sides of MUTTON, and information can be obtained the SUET, and such quantities of Clerk to the Guardians. order of Bread, made of the best seconds Meat as shall be ordered weekly the Board, WILLIAM MAILE. flour, to be delivered 12 hours for the Sick Poor in the Parishes Clerk. Nov. 25th, 1859. " after having been baked, per loaf comprised in the districts of 4lbs., for the following Districts :- Messrs. Spong and Hoare.

FAVERSHAM District , GOUDA CHEESE at per New Second LIMERICK comprising the Parishes of— cwt. BUTTER, in Firkins [9 gallons] Badlesmere, Davington, as imported weighed delivery at Faversham, Leaveland, per cwt. Luddenham, Oare, Ospringe, YELLOW SOAP, at per cwt. RAW SUGAR, at per lb. Preston, Sheldwich, Throwley. About 400 loaves weekly. BLACK TEA, at per lb RICE, at per lb TOBACCO, at per lb MUSTARD, at per lb BOUGHTON District , Ground PEPPER, at per lb SODA. at per lb comprising the Parishes of— STARCH, at per lb BLUE, at per lb. [Blue Dye to Boughton, Dunkirk (Ville), improve the look of washing, Goodnestone, Graveney, especially whites] Hernehill. Selling. About 120 VINEGAR, at per gallon Pale SEAL OIL. at per gallon loaves weekly. COLZA OIL, at per gallon. SPLIT PEAS, at per bushel

[Rape-seed Oil] TEYNHAM District, comprising the Parishes of—Buckland, SALT, per bushel.[8 gallons; CANDLES, at per dozen lbs Eastling, Lynsted, Newnham, 36.4 litres] Norton, Stalisfield, Stone, COALS, at per ton Teynham. About 116 loaves weekly. Payment will be made weekly for 6th December 1859: Kentish the Bread for the Districts, two Gazette

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Lunatic Digging for Drunkenness, collapse then known the deceased for 20 years, and he had always gone by the Treasure in Lynsted death in Workhouse name of Charley Peace. Witness Infirmary believed deceased slept out in the LYNSTED. DIGGING FOR INQUEST AT THE open air on Saturday night as he HIDDEN TREASURE.-At the FAVERSHAM WORKHOUSE.- found him in the gutter in Faversham police-court on On Saturday last the Deputy Teynham Lane about a quarter to Friday, before Dr. Boswell, Coroner, Mr. C.B. Harris, held an seven on Sunday morning.- Mr. William Prescott, aged 46, a inquest in the Board Room at the Harry T. Porter, Relieving scaffolder, of Britannia Road, Faversham Workhouse on the Officer, stated that on the Surbiton, was brought up charged body of Charles Skinsley, a drover previous Tuesday the last witness with being a wandering lunatic at who dies on the previous brought him a note from Dr. Lynsted on Wednesday, the 17th Wednesday under somewhat Selby to the effect that a man inst. The evidence went to show distressing circumstances.- Mr. C. named Charles Peace was that at nine o'clock in the Whittle was chosen foreman of suffering from tetanus, and that morning the prisoner was seen by the jury.- Willis Symonds, a he should be removed to the I.C. Nye and Police-constable b o o t m a k e r , Wickens digging up earth round a residing at 41, fruit tree in an orchard. They East Street, entered into conversation with Sittingbourne, him, and prisoner told them that deposed that he was digging for money. Being he had known strange and incoherent in his the deceased manner prisoner was taken to for a great Faversham, and was examined by many years. Dr. Gange, who stated that the He was a man was suffering from delirium drover and tremens. At the request of unable to do Inspector Fowler, Prescott was any laborious remanded to the Infirmary at the w o r k o n Workhouse, for medical account of being badly ruptured. Workhouse Infirmary at once. attention. He was a native of South Witness procured a cab and Ockenden, Essex, and was usually removed the man who although 28th April1894: Times known as Charles Peace. He last unable to speak was not and Herne Bay Herald saw deceased alive at unconscious. - Nurse Togan, Sittingbourne on the previous having given evidence as to Saturday night, when he was in receiving the deceased into the his usual health.- Henry Infirmary, Dr. Gange, Medical Pilcher, landlord of the Rose Officer of the Workhouse, stated Inn, Greenstreet, said that on that on Tuesday afternoon the Sunday last deceased came to Master sent for him stating that a his house and engaged lodgings. man who had just been admitted He was in a "mopsy" state into the House was dying from through the effects of drink, tetanus. Witness found deceased and went to bed between seven in a comatose state. He could not and eight o'clock. He stayed in speak or put out his tongue, and bed all day on Monday, and he failed to understand anything. when he (witness) went to rouse Witness examined him and could him all he said was "all right". not discern any signs of tetanus. On Tuesday morning, as He died at about five o'clock on deceased appeared to be very Wednesday afternoon. Witness unwell, witness sent for Dr. made a careful examination of Selby, who gave him a paper to the body and failed to find any take to Mr. Porter, the bruises with the exception of a Relieving Officer. He had slight place on the right elbow. He had since, with the assistance of his son, made a post-mortem DIRTY LYNSTED! examination, and on opening ------deceased's head found the brain How to Stop Diseases spreading? very much congested. On the anterior part of the brain there were two very large extravasations Shut schools! Dirty children! of blood. The actual cause of Dig more latrine pits at home rather than buckets and death was apoplexy or congestion the passing soil cart! of the brain, and it was no doubt Everyone! Stop emptying toilets and abattoirs into fields, accelerated by drink. He should ponds and public drains. say that the deceased was from 50 ------to 55 years of age. - The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. Typhoid – emptying Toilet Buckets and Cesspools cesspools 3rd December 1898: Whitstable – an abomination.

Times and Herne Bay Herald TEYNHAM. TYPHOID FAVERSHAM RURAL FEVER.- This disease has DISTRICT COUNCIL, for appeared in the parish, and at the sanitary purposes. I would advise meeting of the Faversham Rural that in Greenstreet, (both Lynsted Sanitary Authority on and Teynham) a system of earth Wednesday it was reported that closets should be enforced and a six patients affected with the scavenger provided. Money and malady had been admitted into lives would be saved by this the hospital from the procedure...... Mr. Mercer did not Issues 5 neighbourhood. In consequence, think that all privies should be a special survey of Teynham and done away with, as his experience Lynsted had been made, and, as a was they were the best system. He result, it was decided to apply to had just gone to considerable Coming the Local government Board for expense at Frognall Lane and the sanction to expend a sum not system at his cottages was perfect. soon exceeding £150 in providing If a place was in a sanitary suitable plant for emptying the condition with privies he did not cesspools. This expense will be think that the Council had power met by a special charge on the two to say that they should be done parishes. away with.- The Sanitary Inspector said that only one-half 2nd June 1894: Whitstable Times of Barrow Green required and Herne Bay Herald attention. He knew of one small area in which there were no less than eight or ten cesspools. He thought that more attention should be given to the emptying of the cesspools.- Dr. Gange said the modern authorities considered cesspools were an abomination and that they ought to be done away with in as many cases as possible.

18th June 1898: Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald

DISEASES, DIRTY TOILETS & OVERCROWDED HOUSES

"FAVERSHAM RURAL The Sanitary Inspector DISTRICT COUNCIL, for reported that his sanitary purposes. Mr. E. attention had been called Rayner's account for emptying to an empty cottage at cesspools in Teynham and Cellar Hill which was Lynsted during the past month, occupied during the hop- amounting to £12 12s 7d., was picking by three families, ordered to be paid. A letter was numbering 24 persons. read from the Lynsted Parish On certain days in the Council asking the District week, when the husbands Council to give instructions for a and sons came down, no thorough inspection to be made of less than 30 persons were the cesspools, wells, and in the cottage. It was in a slaughterhouses at Greenstreet. dirty state, and he The Inspector stated that a proposed to serve a notice thorough inspection had been on the owner to cleanse made during the past six months and disinfect it before it and another would be made in the was occupied again. The ordinary course during the Council approved of this coming winter. being done."

A letter was read from Mrs 8th October 1898: White, Teynham, complaining Whitstable Times and that the sanitary cart had been Herne Bay Herald emptied by the contractor in Mr. Fairbeard's orchard, close to her house, and pointing out that this SHUT OUR DIRTY SCHOOLS! was a serious annoyance and a source of danger to those living in "SCARLET FEVER AT Berry said at Boughton, the neighbourhood. It was resolved TEYNHAM. Dr. Gange reported Wesleyan Schools were scrubbed that the Clerk write to the that owing to the prevalence of weekly.-Dr. Gange: You will find contractor, stating, that if any scarlet fever at more complaints were received, Teynham, he had given the Council would terminate the orders for the schools to contract, the terms of which must be closed for fourteen be strictly complied with. days. He also recommended that The Medical Officer of Health Lynsted Board school be and Inspector of Nuisances closed for a few days presented their report on the prior to the ordinary special inspection of privies, time for breaking up for cesspools, etc., at Barrow Green, the Christmas holidays. and Frognal Lane, Teynham. As soon as the schools were closed no more cases of that what I say is correct. The 6th August 1898: Whitstable infectious disease occurred thus general practice is one a year.- It Times and Herne Bay Herald conclusively proving that schools was, after a short discussion, were the means of spreading decided that the Clerk should THIRTY IN ONE disease to a very large extent. He communicate with all school COTTAGE found that it was usual for managers in the district, pointing schools to be allowed to go a year out to them the opinion of the "RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL, without being scrubbed. He was Medical Officer on the subject of for sanitary purposes, was held, strongly of opinion that all scrubbing out schools. when the Medical Officer of schools should be scrubbed at Health (Dr. Gange) and the least once a fortnight, while it 5th January 1901: Whitstable Inspector of Nuisances (Mr. W.J. was distinctly preferable for them Times and Herne Bay Herald Coe) attended. to be done once a week. - Mr. B.G. SANITARY INSPECTOR'S doubt the health of the district "FAVERSHAM RURAL REPORT. Eleven cases had been would be benefited by attention to DISTRICT COUNCIL. SCHOOL admitted to the Isolation this matter. He would recommend CLOSED Hospital, viz., one scarlet fever that printed notices be pasted up from Graveney, three from in the earth closets in the district Boughton, two from Teynham, giving instructions as to keeping Letters were read from the four from Lynsted, and one of them in a sanitary condition. The Medical Officer stating that diphtheria from Eastling. He had Council sanctioned the printing owning to outbreaks of whooping taken a sample of water from the of the notices as recommended. cough, measles, etc, he had been Boughton Water Works and obliged to order the closing of analysis showed that it still 1st July 1905: Teynham and Lynsted schools. maintained its purity. It was Journal, Kentish Times and reported that there were 16 Farmers' Gazette INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The patients under treatment in the Sanitary Inspector, in his Isolation Hospital. FAVERSHAM. RURAL monthly report, stated that he had DISTRICT COUNCIL. been making a house to house 27th May 1905: Canterbury SANITARY INSPECTOR'S survey of the Lynsted side of Journal, Kentish Times and REPORT. Mr. Coates reported Greenstreet, and had also Farmers' Gazette that since the last meeting he had inspected several improvements made a house to house survey of now being carried out to "FAVERSHAM. MEDICAL part of the parish of Lynsted. He properties on the Teynham side. OFFICER'S REPORT. There had also taken a sample of the The following cases had been was an epidemic of scarlet fever water at pump and the admitted to the Isolation hospital, of a very mild type in Lynsted analysis was satisfactory. Sixteen viz., North Street, Sheldwich, 1 district. He at once visited the cases had been removed to the diphtheria; Frognall lane, school and examined the hands of Isolation Hospital, viz., 3 Teynham, 1 diphtheria; 42, the 187 children. The first case was of diphtheria, 7 scarlet fever, 5 Brents, Preston, 2 scarlet fever; such a mild type that the patient typhoid, and 1 erysipelas [Skin Owen's Court, 2 scarlet fever; was taken to the Hospital and infection]. Little Owen's Court, 2 scarlet disinfected. In none of the schools fever, and Lindfield Cottages, of the district which he had 19th October 1905: Whitstable Faversham, 1 typhoid." inspected up to the present time Times and Herne Bay Herald was the sanitation in a 29th June 1907: Whitstable Times satisfactory state, and he had no and Herne Bay Herald.