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Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, Ebury-place, Ebury-square.—
These houses were dirty and dilapidated throughout: the
yards, water-closets and water-butts were also dirty. A
notice was served, and they underwent a thorough repair.
Thirty-seven bakehouses were inspected in the In-wards,
and seven have been limewashed; and fifty-four were inspected
in the Out-wards, when 30 were found to require limewashing,
which has been done.
BoyiTs-gardens, Ebury-square.—Dr. Aldis summoned a
special meeting of the Nuisances Removal Committee, on
October 30, 1865, to consider the state of these gardens.
They consist of a narrow court, which is closed at one end.
The following are extracts from his Report to the Committee
:—
" At No. 6, the floor of the upper front room is dilapidated,
the water-butt is too small and without a tap, the
water contained in it is filthy. There is no water to the
closet, not even a pipe from the water-butt; the water-closet
wants repairing.
" No. 8 a. No water supply to the closet; the occupiers
throw water down. The roof of the house admits rainwater,
which trickles down to the kitchen.
" No. 9. No water to the closet, and the paper in one
of the upper rooms should be stripped off, as it swarms with
bugs in summer, and the wall should be coloured.
" Nos. 11 and 12 have two water-butts, which communicate
with each other in the front yard. They leaked and had
no tap, which was stolen and a piece of wood inserted instead.
As 39 human beings lived in No. 11 alone, it was
necessary to abate the overcrowding. As the pipes to the
closets do not act, these are without water, and, many of the
tiles over that of No. 11 being broken, an umbrella is required
when it is used during rain. At No. 12 nine persons