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Sanitary Inspections.—During the year, owing to
complaints, several inspections of factories, pig-keepers'
premises and other places were made, the most noticeable
of which were the Alum and Ammonia Works; Mr.
Hudson's dust accumulation; the Chemical works of
Messrs. May & Baker, and Messrs. Barrett & Temple;
pigs in Latchmere, Grove-lane, Falcon Brickfields and
Green-lane.
The Alum and Ammonia Works have been a source
of considerable trouble, many and frequeut inspections
have been made both by day and by night, various means
have been recommended, and carried out, in order, if
possible, to get rid of the noxious vapours which are
given off in the process of manufacture carried on at these
works. On July 26th, I met in consultation at the works
Dr. Letheby, several improvements were recommended
and which it was hoped would remedy the cause of
complaint so frequently made. It certainly is the fact
that after an inspection the nuisance was always less for
some time; whether this was owing to the direction of
the wind carrying the vapours over the river, or the
condition of the atmosphere being favourable to their
speedy dissolution, I cannot say, but it is equally certain
that complaints were soon again made, so that I thought
it advisable to recommend the Board to take measures
to compel them to abate the nuisance in preference to
recommending any further preventative means, so that
now the onus will rest with the company, who have
always been ready to afford me every information
and assistance. The pigs in Latchmere-grove, Latchmere-lane,
Falcon Brickfields, and Green-lane have
again been the subject of minute inspection, a detailed
report of which has been forwarded to the Board. It was
hoped by this time that pig-keepers premises would have
to he licensed the same as cow-houses, but the Health
Bill of Mr. Stansfield, in which he promised attention to
the matter at a deputation of your Board, not becoming
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