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trivial. New plant had been put up, and the process was not
so offensive as it had been, hut there was a tendency to accumulate
bones on the premises far in excess of the quantity required for a
reasonable term of manufacture, and the premises had to be watched,
and warnings given from time to time.
As regards the Furrier's Premises in Gill Street, the nuisance
complained of, arose partly from dust, partly from smoke, and partly
from smell. The dust arose form the beating of the skins which
had had Mahogany sawdust trodden into them, the smoke from the
burning of refuse sawdust, and the smell from the storing of fleshings
Measures have been adopted which appear to be successful, at least
for the present, but without care, a repetition of the nuisance might
easily occur.
In October the Metropolitan Board intimated that they intended
to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for powers to
deal with the Cable Street area under the provisions of the Artisans
and Labourers' Dwellings Acta. My official representation under
these Arts was dated October 3rd, 1883, and you are doubtless
aware of the ultimate proceedings with regard to it: You can
therefore understand that it was a source of gratification to me, after
all the vicissitudeas of that representation, to find that my efforts to
purge the District of a singularly unsavoury and unhealthy locality,
promised at last to be crowned with success.
Cow and Slaughter Houses.
These structures were again licenced after conforming with the
requirements of the Board.
Sale of Food and Drugs' Act.
One hundred and one samples of Food were examined at the
laboratory. Of these 12 were Breads, 3 of which were adulterated
with Alum. Twenty-nine were Milks, of which 3 were adulterated