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with it. No. 11 also drains partly into No. 10, and partly
into No. 12. No. 10 had been offensive for years; but not
through the fault of the occupier, who had " had the drains
up five times in five years,"—the fact being that pipes had
been laid down which carried off the sewage of this house,
but not that of the houses on either side, of which this house
was the receptacle. This is one instance amongst many, of
long continued annoyance and danger, arising from old and unsuspected
cesspools. In this case, new pipes were laid down,
perfect drainage effected, and the contaminated earth mixed
with quicklime.
Davies Street.—Nos. 65, 67, 68, and 70, and No. 13.—
These were instances of houses made unwholesome, by defects
in the water closet arrangements, or by the carelessness of
the inmates.
No. 29, Upper Brook Street.—A servant from this house
was registered as having died of fever in St. George's Hospital,
and, as in all similar cases, an inspection of the
premises was made; inasmuch as servants are often exposed
to causes of illness, of which the masters know nothing.
Some trifling defects were pointed out, but it did not appear
that the deceased had contracted his illness in the house.
No. 8, Reeve's Mews.—Many cases of fever. The house
cleansed on application to the owner.
Mount Row, Nos. 1 and 2 ; Davies Street, No. 27 ; Carpenter
Street, Nos. 5 and 6.—A block of buildings communicating
with each other, and all annoyed by cesspools and
imperfect drainage.
No. 15, Mill Street.—Here was a leakage of most offensive
sewage, from a house in the adjoining parish of St.
James.