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108
STABLE REFUSE.
In former reports I have had to note the frequency of
complaints of effluvium nuisance arising in the storage, and,
much more, in the removal of stable refuse from pits underground.
Thanks to the operation of the bye-law of the County
Council in relation to this matter, which has been carried out
effectually in this parish, complaints are now few in number ;
and as the cause of complaint, the sunken dung-pit, is now
almost entirely a thing of the past, so far as this parish is concerned,
we may reasonably hope to be free from annoyance
on this score in the future. This subject was fully dealt with
in my last annual report (pp. 184-189), to which I would refer
anyone desirous of knowing what a serious difficulty the question
involved, until we were able so largely to abolish the brick
receptacle, above or below ground, and to substitute therefor
the iron cage which is now so familiar an object in the mew:
in this parish, not far short of two hundred in number.
The following statement, from my seventh monthly report
(July 20th, page 102), shows the progress made to that date
in giving effect to the bye-law:—

This work has been carried out under the supervision of
the street inspectors, whose duties include the inspection of
mews.