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The condition of the gully opposite No. 181, Salmon
Lane, was before your Board on two or three occasions. This
gully takes the water from a fishmonger's and a greengrocer's
stall, situated a few feet north of it, and in hot weather especially
an offensive effluvium had been observed in the locality. It was
subsequently arranged that the proprietor of the fish stall should
provide proper iron tanks for the reception of the fish offal and
to contain the water in which the fish was washed, and a proper
stand board.
King John's Court area was again before the Board. The
scheme has been amended by the London County Council, and
approved by your Board, and now only awaits the enquiry
which will be made in due course.
The proposed acquisition of Mr. Ellis's brickfields, Spenlow
Street, Limehouse, came before the Board, and was referred for
consideration to a Joint Committee of the Works and Survey
Committee. The proposal was to convert the site into a public
playground, and, although the Joint Committee recommended
such action, the proposal was negatived by the Board.
At the end of April last the Board, having regard to the
prevalence of Small Pox in certain parts of the country, directed
that a letter be addressed to the London Congregational Union
(the occupiers of Medland Hall) requesting that special precautions
might be taken with regard to the admission of men
from infected localities. This was done, and no case of Small Pox
was reported from Medland Hall during the year.
Complaints having been received of nuisances arising from
the premises Nos. 7, 15 & 17, Rich Street, Limehouse, where the
business of a gut scraper was carried on, I was requested to
examine the premises and report upon the alleged nuisance.
This was done and the Board while ordering some additional
drainage resolved that the attention of the London County
Council, the Authority for regulating offensive trades, be called
to the premises.
In May the usual resolution directing the whitewashing of
the Courts and Alleys in the District was passed and Messrs.
Stuttle & Son were requested to do the work.