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populated house, and a sickly one, as may be seen from
the sickness returns. The Medical Officer of Health was
extremely desirous of lessening the number of occupants,
and proposed that two small rooms in the yard, each
about 10 ft. 6 in. by 8 ft. 7 in. and 7 ft. 2 in. high, closely
shut in from all fresh air, and overhanging the washhouse
and water-closet, should be disused as dwellings.
A sub-committee of the Sanitary Committee visited
them, and concurred; but the owner was unwilling to
do so (although he executed some other improvements,
and caused the place to be kept clean), and it appeared
doubtful if the Committee had power to compel him.
Bloomjield-place, No. 27. Drainage obstructed; saturated
earth, &c., removed, and drain repaired.
Upper Grosvenor-street, No. 14. Complaint made to
the Medical Officer of Health, that the housekeeper's
room was offensive from defective drains. The Inspector
opened and found them decayed, and they were repaired.
The complaint was made by a relative of one of the
servants.
Old Bond-street, No. 2. Complaint was here made of
nuisance from bad drainage. It was found that the drainage
of Nos. 1 and 2, Stanbrook-court, and of Nos. 52
and 53, Piccadilly, passed through the complainant's
house into the sewer in Old Bond-street, by means of
an old brick drain. This was removed, earth taken
away and filled in with lime, and new pipes laid down.
Green-street, Park-lane, No. 5. Common privy in back
yard, and most offensive odours in parlours. New watercloset
erected.
Green-street, No. 6. Drainage throughout old, rotten,
and offensive. It has been replaced by pipes, and made
good.