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The case excited considerable interest in the Pharmaceutical
and Medical Journals, and the action of the Board
was deemed as highly satisfactory.
The St. Giles' District is still well to the front in the discharge
of its duties under the Act, the samples purchased
bearing a very satisfactory ratio to the population.
Dr. Redwood was re-appointed Analyst for the year on
the 23rd day of July. His Report will be found on page
33.
Obstructions on the Public Way.
Several cases have been dealt with during the past year,
and in some instances it has been found necessary to take
proceedings against the offending parties.
Vacant Land in Shaftesbury Avenue.
At the entrance to Shaftesbury Avenue from New Oxfoi-d
Street there are two pieces of vacant land which the Board
have, for some years, endeavoured by every effort in its
power to retain as open spaces. Considerable negotiations
ensued with the Metropolitan Board of Works, but the
difficulty which that Board felt was that they had no power
to part with possession of vacant land except by selling. A
proviso was, however, inserted in the Metropolis Improvement
Act, 1889, enabling the London County Council to
enclose and lay out and plant the two pieces of land in
question and to enter into an agreement with the Board,
providing for the use of the pieces of land, or enabling the
Council to sell, convey or the lease two pieces of land to the
Board for public purposes, on such terms and conditions as
the Council might think fit.
The Bill having received the Royal assent, the Board