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executed in connection with slaughterhouses and other
business premises above enumerated, 818 drains were
cleansed, amended, or trapped; 196 cesspools were
emptied and 181 abolished, 216 water-closets were provided
and 15 supplied with water; 760 dust-bins were
constructed and 40 yards paved; 43 butts or cisterns
were supplied and 131 covered, and in 43 cases water
was laid on for drinking purposes; 101 houses were
whitewashed and cleansed, and 77 (inclusive of 21
closets) were repaired. At the end of the year 48
notices were still outstanding.
Among the miscellaneous nuisances were two
which were sufficiently important to call for separate
notice. The first of these is the case of Mr.
Stansfield's fat-melting factory in St. James's-street,
Hatcham. These premises had been used on and off
for years for various manufacturing purposes, and, for
a few months before proceedings were taken against
the proprietor had been devoted to the melting of
kitchen-stuff. An intolerable nuisance was the result;
and on inspecting the premises it was found that no
adequate precautions had been taken to prevent the
production and escape of effluvia, and consequently an
order to abate the nuisance was served by order of the
Vestry. This was on the 5th of June. The nuisance—
although the melting of kitchen-stuff was discontinued