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Gillingham Street, Pimlico, No. 1. Bad smells in the
bake-house, supposed to arise from a cesspool in the backyard
of No. 2, adjoining premises. The cesspool has been
emptied and filled up, an old brick drain broken up and a
new 6-inch pipe drain laid down.
St. George's Road, Pimlico, No. 40. Bad smell from the
drains, said to be caused by rats. The kitchen floors were
taken up and the drains inspected, which were found to consist
of 9-inch pipes in good condition.
Upper Eaton Street, No. 9. Four pigs kept in a washhouse
in the back yard, which is dirty and offensive. The
pigs have been removed and the yard limewhited.
The Equitable Gras Works, Thames Bank. An inhabitant
complained that the smell was so bad as to prevent his
windows from being opened. The premises were thoroughly
examined, and fully reported upon, when it appeared that no
smell was detected beyond their boundary. It is due to
Mr. Jones, the engineer, to state, that he is perfectly willing
to adopt any suggestion that science can devise, but he
thinks no further improvements could be contrived.
Ranelagh Road, Thames Bank, No. 5. House dirty and
yard choked up with dust and house refuse: no ash-pit.
Dr. Aldis visited this house on November 9th, when he
found it in the state already described, and containing four
cases of small-pox. A girl aged 14 was lying ill with smallpox
in the back kitchen, the window of which and the bed
were close to the offensive accumulation. The front room on
the first floor contained three children suffering from the
same complaint, all of whom were unvaccinated. The disease
commenced in the latter, a circumstance generally noticed
whenever an epidemic small-pox commences. Two more
cases occurred in the same house, one was that of a child
unvaccinated. The complaint spread to Nos. 4 and 6, adjoining