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III. Nuisance from Mr. Thomas Wiggins' premises, Old
Oak Lane, in the Parish of Acton.
IV. Large deposit of manure on Mr. Fortescue's ground,
Rylett Crescent.
V. Offensive odour from Messrs. Shepherd's Corn Malting
Works, Hammersmith Mall.
VI. Offensive effluvia from London Road Car Company's
stables, Hammersmith Road.
VII. Offensive fumes from the Epstein Electric Accumulator
Company, Cadby Hall, Hammersmith Road.
VIII. Offensive odour from the removal of fish offal from No.
9, Bridge Road.
IX. Offensive effluvia from the removal of manure from
Cobbold Mews.
X. Deposit of ashes and house refuse in hole at the end of
Hythe Road.
XI. Offensive effluvia from accumulation of manure at
Down's Place, King Street.
XII. Offensive effluvia from the burning of fish at No. 254,
Goldhawk Road.
The whole of these complaints were reported upon, and
had the careful consideration of your Sanitary Committee.
PROSECUTION OF BRICK-MAKERS IN WOOD LANE.
During last year proceedings were taken by the Kensington
Vestry against three brickmakers in Wood Lane
for an alleged nuisance to the inhabitants of Kensington
from brick-burning, and the magistrate in convicting the
defendants, expressed in very decisive terms his opinion
that there had been neglect on the part of your Vestry in
not taking proceedings in the matter. Such expression
of opinion was in my opinion not justified by the facts,
for as a matter of fact, no nuisance to the inhabitants of
your parish has ever been discovered from brick-burning
in the locality which would have justified any proceedings
being taken by your Vestry. As a matter of fact the
inhabitants of the locality have never to any considerable
extent complained of a nuisance from brick-burning.
During the last six years only two complaints have
been received from inhabitants in your parish. One of
these complaints was made by a lady who lived close to
the brickfields. She commenced her letter by saying that
the brick-burning had been stopped for five years, when