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Public Urinals.
The public urinal in Lascelles Court, which has been
at all times a subject of complaint from the inhabitants
of the adjacent houses looking on to the Court, was removed
by the Board on the 6th day of April, 1897, it being
considered that it was now no longer necessary, the
underground convenience in Shaftesbury Avenue being
so immediately near to it.
The Urinal in Parker Street, which had also been
the subject of frequent complaint from the owners of
adjacent houses, as well as from the public, was
removed on the 10th December, 1896, and it is satisfactory
to say that no complaint of nuisance has been received
from any one since its removal.
The following is a list of the public urinals above
ground in the St. Giles District :—
Colonnade 6 compartments.
Dunn's Passage 5 „
Galen Place 3 ,,
Little Guilford Street 4 „
Morwell Street 3 „
Seven Dials 6 „
Short's Gardens 6 „
Southampton Mews 2 „
Torrington Mews 1 „
Whetstone Park 3 „
The quantity of water used at the whole of the urinals
within the District, excluding the two underground conveniences,
during the year was 2,910,000 gallons.
Public Lighting.
In January, 1896, the Lighting Corporation, who
had acquired the interests of the Wenham Lamp Co.,