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These reports were under consideration when Mr. Sanderson
again made some alterations in the working of his factory, which,
though not satisfactory, had the effect of abating the nuisance to
some extent so far as the adjoining houses were concerned, and we
got no more complaints; but so much dust seemed to be generated
inside the factory itself that I communicated with Mr. Lakeman,
H.M. Inspector of Factories for this district. That gentleman's
opinion is, that "Sanderson's means for carrying off the dust and
impurities are not sufficient; his plant is also defective, the place
is totally unfit for the work, and the locality suffers through the
dissemination of noxious particles."
Pending Mr. Lakeman’s action the matter rests for the present
so far as we are concerned, but I recently visited the premises and
found no improvement.
THE ARTIZANS' AND LABOURERS’ DWELLINGS
ACTS, 1868.
The following is a list of premises reported to tho vestry under
this Act:—
1. A block of eight houses, situated in Martha Court, Cambridge
Heath, numbered from one to four on tho North Side, and from
five to eight on the South Side;—These are small two-roomed
houses built back to back, they are damp, dilapidated and filthy,
and the flooring of the lower rooms is from eight to twelve inches
below the level of the fore-courts.
2. No. 9, Martha Court:—Dirty and dilapidated.
3. Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14, Martha Court:—Brickwork old,
decayed and damp ; ventilation and lighting of rooms defective.
4. No. 10, Wadeson Street:—General dilapidations.
5. Retreat Cottage, Wadeson Street:—General dilapidations and
dampness of walls.
6. Nos. 10 and 11, Now Nichol Street:—Two large houses halftimbered
and weather-boarded, tho brickwork is old and dilapidated,
the woodwook rotten, and the walls of rooms, passages and staircases,
filthy.
7. Nos. 1, 3 and 5, Abbey Street, and 1 and 3, Granby Row:—
This is a block of five dilapidated houses, over the yards of which a
workshop has been built, obstructing light and ventilation; the