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would be to put the rightful landlord in possession. This
was accomplished on the 13th November, when the police
ejected all the occupants, and gave up possession to the
owner, who has since put the house into thorough repair.*
No. 10, Reeves' Mews, a house of eight rooms, containing
10 persons in three families, had been deprived of water
supply for more than two years; consequently there was no
water to the closet; and it is difficult to conceive of any mode
of creating a more dangerous nuisance than this. Notices
had been served in April, but disregarded in consequence of
some conflict of interests in the house. By the exertions of
the Inspector, the work was accomplished in November.
No. 30a, Grosvenor Mews, is the designation of one front
of an immense and densely occupied pile of buildings, extending
back to North Bruton Mews, where it has a frontage
known as No. 18. It contains from 60 to 80 inhabitants,
stowed away in various courts and recesses, very ill supplied
with light and air. It was always unhealthy and offensive,
and continued so in spite of the fact, that the owner had been
compelled by a notice, dated 30th May, 1857, to cleanse the
premises and make improvement in the water closets. At
last, however, fresh investigations discovered a large open
cesspool in a cellar underneath the room of a sick woman.
This cesspool had been opened and left so for months. A
notice was issued, which was immediately complied with,
requiring the removal of the cesspool, and substitution of
pipe drainage.
* N.B.—The Times, 9th January, 1858, reports a case of expulsion
of tenants from a house, on the ground of unwholesoineness, by the
order of Mr. D'Eyncourt.
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