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| Folios 482-496. Letter from George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board, acknowledging receipt of their letter of 9 October regarding the alterations in the medical districts and the salaries assigned to them. He encloses for approval the appointment form for the several medical officers of the union, as follows: Appointment form for Robert Allan Macnab as Medical Officer for the Sutton District, including the parishes of Sutton and Steeton. The form shows Macnab of [Grass Hills] near Keighely, has a diploma or degree as a physician of the University of Glasgow, Scotland. The salary to be £15 per annum. The post became vacant after the expiration of the former appointments and change in the districts, this district had been part of Mr Milligan's [John Milligan] former district. Also includes a copy of a minute which states that Macnab should be appointed as medical officer even though his qualification is not recognised in the order of the Board 24 July 1847. This is because the Sutton District is about four miles from Keighley where all the other medical men live, so he is the closest. Appointment form for Amos Ingham as Medical Officer for the Haworth District. The form shows Ingham of Haworth, is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and a licentiate if the London Apothecaries Company. The salary to be £26 per annum. The post became vacant after the expiration of the appointment of Edward South Hall. Appointment form for William Wilkinson Mitchell as Medical Officer for the Number 2 District North Keighley, including parts of the two parishes of Keighley and Morton. The form shows Mitchell of Keighley, has a diploma or degree from a Royal College or University in England and a certificate to practice as an apothecary from the Society of Apothecaries. The salary to be £30 per annum. The post became vacant after the expiration of the appointment of John Milligan and John Dickson and a reduction in the size of the districts. Appointment form for John Dickson as Medical Officer for the Bingley District, including parts of Bingley and Morton. The form shows Dickson of Bingley, had held the office for the Keighley Union before. He is a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and of the Society of Apothecaries, London. The salary to be £35 per annum, £30 for the district, £5 for the workhouse. The post became vacant after the expiration of the former appointment and a change in the districts, parts of this former district being 'put to Mr Milligan [John Milligan] and Mr Mitchells, Districts'. There is also a separate form showing the same information appointing John Dickson as Medical Officer to the union workhouse. Appointment form for John Dickson as Medical Officer to the union workhouse. Appointment form for John Milligan as Medical Officer for the Number 1 District South Keighley, including parts of the parishes of Keighley, Bingley and Morton. The form shows Milligan of Keighley, had held the office for the Keighley Union for nearly 17 years. He is a licentiate of the Apothecaries Company. The salary to be £35 per annum, £30 for the district, £5 for the workhouse. The post became vacant after the expiration of the former appointment and he is returning to vaccinate all cases at 1s 6d regardless of distance. There is also a separate form showing the same information appointing John Milligan as Medical Officer to the union workhouse. Annotated: Dickson and Milligan have both been Medical Officers of the union for some time and ceased to be officers at the expiration of their contracts. The districts and salaries are the same as those sanctioned in the letter of the 9 October. Sanction the appointments. Paper Number: 36242/1854. See also Paper Number: 34313/1854. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding. |
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