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the addition of an iron pipe, The occupier of the
adjoining business premises had not experienced
any nuisance.
On the 35th and 22nd instant I inspected the
premises of Messrs. Bowron, in Purbrook Street.
There is no smell from the manufacture of hydrogen
gas, or from its consumption after being carbonized.
In a shed which immediately adjoins the workhouse,
the process carried on is likely, at times, to
be considered very offensive by persons who are not
interested in the trade. I have suggested the
removal of this portion of the business to a greater
distance from any inhabited dwelling, but as that
could not be carried out, except at considerable
expense and inconvenience, Mr. Bowron has
agreed to substitute a modified process, which I
trust will obviate any nuisance,
November 9th, 1896.
During the week that ended on the 31st day of
October, 69 births and 18 deaths were registered in
the parish, indicating an annual birth rate of 41·9,
and an annual rate of mortality of 10·9 per thousand
of the population. The corresponding death
rate in London was 20·2.