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19th Nov 1926 - Correspondence part 3

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To the Editor, Buntingford Gazette

Buntingford Fire Brigade

Sir,

May I crave the courtesy of your columns to once again call the attention of the inhabitants of Buntingford to the present day inadequate appliances of the Fire Brigade.

As far back as 1917 a report was submitted to the inhabitants, upon behalf of the Brigade, suggesting the acquisition of a new Motor Fire Engine and a considerable quantity of hose to enable the Brigade to cope with any possible outbreak within the Buntingford district, but unfortunately nothing since has been heard of the matter.

Our present Manual Engine was purchased second-hand in the year 1896, and is still in fairly good condition, but there is now-a-days no horses available for its transport to fires, whilst thirty men are needed for working the pumps.

Fortunately, the inhabitants of Buntingford have the advantage of a fairly good water pressure from the water mains, but the Brigade is handicapped by reason that they have insufficient hose to reach many of the properties.

At the outbreak in the early hours of Thursday last, only 360 feet of hose was available, whereas 560 feet was necessary to reach from the nearest standpipe to the seat of the fire. Surely sir, this state of affairs ought to be remedied without delay, as it is obvious that without sufficient hose the Brigade are powerless to attack the fire.

In conclusion we may state that although the Brigade was formed and the Appliances purchased as far back as 1896, not one halfpenny expenses has ever fallen upon the inhabitants during is 30 years' existence, but the expenses entailed in the upkeep of the Engine and Appliances has always been undertaken by Yours faithfully,

Ernest George Thody (Captain) and the Members of the Buntingford Fire Brigade.

Buntingford, 19th Nov., 1926.

19th Nov 1926 - Correspondence

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Correspondence

To the Editor, Buntingford Gazette

Dear Sir,

I should be glad if you could spare me a short space in the columns of your Paper to thank, on behalf of the members and Committee of the Buntingford and District Branch of the British Legion, all those who so willingly assisted in various ways to raise money for Earl Haig's British Legion Appeal Fund on Remembrance Day, and to express the Committee's high appreciation of the services rendered for such a good cause.

There are some items still to be received, and as soon as these come to hand a detailed account will be published.

Yours faithfully,

E.C. Clarke

Buntingford, 18th Nov., 1926.

12th Nov 1926 - Correspondence

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Correspondence

Dear Sir,

Please allow me space in our paper to thank Miss Ward, Miss Porter, Miss Lushington, Miss Fell, Miss Mary Feasey and Miss Mary Crane who worked so hard to collect yards of pennies on Armistice day, and all those who very kindly responded to the appeal. I was able to hand to the Treasurer of Earl Haig's Fund the sum of £7 10s. which was much above my expectations.

Again thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

F.W. Butler.

Buntingford, 12th Nov., 1926.

9th April 1926 - Correspondence - Shop Windows and Health

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Correspondence

Shop Windows and Health

Sir,

The windows of countless shops, especially grocers' shops, are filled with a profusion of foodstuffs, such as dried fruit, peas, beans, rice, sugar, &c. In some shops several cwts. of food are piled up behind the window.

Moisture and dirt from the window runs on to the food, deteriorating it. Peas, beans, &c., occasionally sprout in consequence. Flies and other vermin soil the food, and thus dirt and disease germs are quite unnecessarily mixed with the food. Some of it is spoiled and is thrown away. Some is washed and then sold. Some is sold with all the dirt and contamination adhering to it.

These methods of exposure of food are unhygenic, wasteful and totally unnecessary. Intending purchasers can examine the quality of the goods offered if small quanities are shown on suitable receptacles, preferably under glass covers. At present thousands, if not ten thousands of tons of goods are wastefully treated in the manner describer, and the health of the people is unnecessarily jeopardised.

Parliamentary and administrative interference with this undesirable method of handling food is undesirable if it can be avoided. We would strongly hurge individual grocers and other shopkeeprs and their powerful associations to bring about a discontinuance of these objectionable methods by voluntary means, otherwise the national and local authorities will have to intervene.

We would ask shopkeepers' assocations and individual shopkeepers to write to us, telling us what they are doing in order to remedy the evil of avoidable contamination of the nation's food.

We are, dear Sir, 

Yours truly,

Meredith Atkinson

General Secretary

New Health Society, 46, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1.

 
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