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desirous of knowing what a serious difficulty the question involved,
until we were able to abolish, to a large extent, the
brick receptacle, whether above or below ground, and to
substitute therefor the iron cage now so familiar an object
in the mews in this parish, not far short of two hundred in
number.

Sunken pits were allowed to remain in a number of instances
simply because, owing to the construction of the stable
premises—the entire frontage being occupied by doors—it was
impracticable to provide any other form of receptacle. In
each such case the pit was reconstructed to a reduced depth (the
sides and floor being cemented) and drained to the sewer.
Nuisance from Stable Refuse.—As has been frequently
stated in these reports, nuisance often arises from the
storage, and still more in the removal and transit through
streets, of horse dung manure, especially when peat moss litter
is used. Complaint had been made on several occasions by
persons resident in the vicinity of Brunswick Mews, and the
London General Omnibus Company were requested to adopt
the best practicable means for preventing offensive effluvia,
viz., by providing a vehicle in which the refuse, being deposited
therein on removal from the stables, could be removed from