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draught, and very imperfect drainage. Slops thrown into the
roof-gutters at the back, out of the attic windows, by the
dirty inhabitants, passed through a kind of wooden gutter at
No. 8, and occasionally overflowed. The house was a picture
of damp, dirt, and decay, from this fetid inundation, which
the owner neglected to remedy, till compelled by the threat of
legal proceedings on the part of the local authority.
Urinal at the " William IV." Public House, Caledonia
Street, Pimlico. It is situated under the parlour window of
No. 2 in the same street, which caused the occupiers to complain
of the smell. The landlord kept the place very clean,
and was willing to have it removed should the local authority
deem it expedient. Referred to a committee.
The Parish Shoot, Commercial Road South. Stagnant
and foul water. Several nuisances of a similar kind have
been at various times removed from the same locality, but a
system of sifting road grit having been kept up, much fetid
water still remained. The nuisance was observed by several
persons, more especially since the opening of the new bridge.
Mere passers-by would probably derive no injury from this
offensive accumulation of stinking mud and water, but
children who frequently played about the spot were likely
to be infected by disease. It may be mentioned, that
infantile remittent fever, formerly very common at this
extremity of the Commercial Road, has considerably diminished
since the improvements made in the shoot. The stagnant
water has been drained into the sewer.
No. 9, Ranelagh Mews, Ranelagh Street. Drainage from
the stable, and water closet obstructed, with an offensive
smell. A new 12-inch pipe sewer has been laid down from
Ranelagh Street along Ranelagh Mews.
Mr. Charles Hatt's Cowyard behind Ebury Street. The
Medical Officer and Inspector visited the premises on June