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Manure—Loading and Removal.
Mr. Franklin was fined in September for non-removal of
deposit at No. 1 Amberley Wharf. The strictest supervision over
the manure wharves is necessary to prevent deposits. In summer
time the smell from mews and stables penetrating drawing-rooms
by the back of houses in squares is much complained of. The
loading and removal ought to take place at early morning hours.
Slaughtering Cattle without a License.
Mr. Grenfield was fined 20s. and costs in August last for
slaughtering in a place not licensed, in accordance with the
Metropolis Local Management Act.
Workshop Regulation Act.
Under the penal clauses of this Act I obtained a conviction
against Mrs. Marian Pridham, of Queen's Road, Bayswater, in
July last. The case was heard before Mr. Mansfield, who gave
judgment—fined the defendant 40s. in two instances, with costs.
Other establishments under inspection readily complied with
my request to remove the hands employed in the kitchens
under-ground, and from a small room to a more airy and well
ventilated apartment.
Rag, Bone, and Marine Store Shops.
During the Summer a regular course of inspection was made
of these places — letters and complaints of nuisances have
frequently been made. The removal, as well as storage of
bones fat and grease is a most unmitigated nuisance in
populated streets.
I recommended the Inspector to give orders to the proprietors
of these places to provide a covered bin for the reception of
bones, and to keep the fat or grease in barrels or tubs, provided
with a tight fitting cover. The premises ought to be washed and
cleansed at least twice in the year ; in default of the execution
of these orders, the Inspector of Nuisances has been instructed
to report to the Sanitary Committee, who I trust will proceed for
penalties under the Nuisance Removal Act.
The following Publications and Papers in relation to Public
Health have been received during the last Quarter:—
Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns, by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1870.
Five Lectures on Economic Science, Longman & Co., 1870.
Consumption, as engendered by rebreathed air, &c., by Henry Mc Cormac, M.D.
Longman & Co.
The Laws and Customs relating to Marriage, a Paper read before the Dialectical
Society, by Richard Harte. Esq.
Dr. Ballard's Report of the Sanitary Condition of Islington, for 1869.
A Note on Entire Wheat Flour, by Tilbury Fox, M.D., Lond.
What shall we teach, or Physiology in Schools, by E. Lankester, M.D., F.R.S.