“The Little Maidstone” at Highweek: The Aspersion Resented: At a meeting of the Highweek Parochial Sanitary Committee last evening, Mr. W. S. Pinsent in the chair, the question of the six cases of typhoid fever at Mill-lane, Highweek reported by Mr. Harvey, Medical Officer of Health to the Newton Rural District Council, last week, was brought up. Mr. S. Segar, Sanitary Inspector, and surveyor, reported that the number of cases had not increased, and the well, through drinking the water of which Mr. Harvey said the fever had been caused, was locked up, while a sample of the water had been taken, and was in the course of being analysed. The people of Mill Lane had been supplied with disinfectants and the sub-inspector visited the place very day… (continues) …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920