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the stables, and on inspecting the works the Medical Officer
was satisfied that the earth was only naturally damp, and
not saturated, as had been imagined, with horse sewage.
Still the stables are not drained, and the owners allege that
they cannot do so without passing through other people's
property.
Drainage of South Molton-street.—An old sewer 120 feet
long ran down the middle of this street, receiving the drainage
of ten houses, Nos. 40 to 49 on the east side, and emptying
itself by a transverse sewer running under Nos. 21 and 22
on the west side to the King's Scholars' Pond Sewer in
South Molton Lane. This transverse part had fallen in
under No. 21, creating a great nuisance in the house; and
this led to the discovery of the longitudinal sewer spoken of,
which was emptied of about 2 feet of deposit, and cleansed
out, to serve again as sewer for the present.
Drainage of part of Mount-row.—The drainage of one
house in Carpenter-street and of one house in Mount-row
passed into an old brick drain underneath a house in Daviesstreet,
which had given way and created a great nuisance.
This was replaced by pipes. It is mentioned as an instance
of vicious old drainage systems, which are rooted out and
abolished as fast as they come to light.
Three houses in Lower Brook-street were found to drain
into an old cesspool filled with deposit, which had a vent
through some drains in Horseshoe-yard, which again had
fallen in. All these miserable nuisances were cleared away,
and pipes substituted.
Complaint of a Dead Cow lying in Gillingham-street.—
The complaint was made to the Medical Officer very late at
night by the police, who wished to know what was to be done,
as the driver had run away and the cow, supposed to be diseased,
was surrounded by 100 people. The cow was removed
to Atcherler's, in Maiden-lane.