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Council's communications, and no further action had, consequently,
to be taken in connection therewith.
The Potteries (of Messrs. Doulton and Stiff) have been
under constant observation during the year, but no nuisance
has been found to justify the Vestry in taking action before
a Magistrate. The Firms take more than reasonable precautions
to minimise, as far as possible, any nuisance that
may arise in connection with the legitimate carrying out of
their important businesses, and there is no sufficient ground
for supposing that the fumes issuing from the kilns are a
source of danger to the health of the inhabitants in the
neighbourhood, or even cause the crumbling away of the
brick- and stone- work of several large buildings in the
vicinity to a greater extent than, or even as much as, the
ordinary smoke from chimneys of factories and dwellinghouses.
REFUSE AND MANURE DEPOTS.
A great improvement has been noticed during the year
in the condition of the various refuse and manure depots.
During the summer months, daily inspections were made in
connection with the Heme Hill and Nine Elms sidings (used
for manure traffic, and specially brought before the notice
of the Vestry on several occasions during the year 1898),
with the result that there have been practically no complaints
during the year 1899. The dust yards in the Parish
have been under frequent inspection during the year, as
also the dust destructors belonging to the City, Clerkenwell,
Mr. Cookson and Mr. Clarkson (the two last-mentioned
being private contractors). With regard to the dust destructor
belonging to the Clerkenwell Vestry, and situated at the
Phoenix Wharf, Commercial Road, the nuisance became so
great during the summer that special action had to be taken,
with the result that the following improvements were
carried out by the Clerkenwell Vestry:—