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On 17th th April complaint was made to me of a nuisance
arising from dust at the Regent's Canal Flock Mills, Shoulder of
Mutton Alley. I inspected the premises and found that the proems
carried on at this place consisted in the reduction of woollen rags
to the condition of flock by steam power. An intolerable dust
pervaded the place, the door and windows of which were open,
thereby allowing the escape of finely divided particles into the street.
A fan and shaft drew some of the dust into two wooden chambers on
the first floor, which were ventilated into the open air by means of
holes in the roof. The nuisance was very serious, and calculated
to cause injury to the health of the inhabitants of the locality.
Notice was at once served upon the owner to abate the nuisance,
which was complied with, but not effectually; ultimately in July,
the premises were destroyed by fire.
The premises belonging to Messrs. Abbott and Fletcher,
known as St Anne's Farm, in the Burdett Road, came under my
inspection, in consequence of the complaint of neighbours about the
smell arising from grains deposited thereon ; the nuisance was abated.
Glover's Court, Rateliff. These houses had got into a bad
state, but on the service of notice to put them into a proper condition,
they were repaired and made habitable.
Early in May a letter was received from the London
County Council desiring to be informed as to any unsanitary areas
within the District which should be dealt with under the Artisans'
and Labourers' Dwellings Act, 1875, I therefore made a minute
inspection of the Courts and Alleys, and after due consideration,
reported that there were no such areas in the district I had
previously made representations to the Metropolitan Board regarding
areas in Upper East Smithfield, Brook Street, Ratcliff, and
Cable Street, Shadwell, all of which had been dealt with under the
provisions of the aforesaid Act.
At tho end of June my attention was called to Peabody's
Buildings, Shadwell, in consequence of the occurrence there ot
several cases of Diphtheria. Upon enquiry I found that the