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22nd of December. An order for immediate
abatement of the over-crowding was made by the
Magistrate, which was carried out on the 26th.
On the 19th of February I reported the improper
occupation of an under-ground dwelling at No.
3, Gibson Place, in contravention of the 103rd
Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act.
I was instructed to take proceedings forthwith, on
notice of which the unlawful occupation was discontinued.
The Canal Basin.
On the 5th of June, 1862, I called the attention
of the Sanitary Committee to the state of the water
in the Canal Basin. Even at that early period the
air in the neighbourhood had already acquired
that peculiar smell which is so familiar to all who
have occasion to frequent the surrounding district
during the Summer. The water itself was black
and putrescent, especially near the Wharves in the
occupation of the Grand Junction Canal Company,
where, notwithstanding the repeated remonstrances
of the Sanitary Committee, no attempt had been
made to check the carelessness of the labourers
employed in loading the manure boats, or to
prevent them from spilling manure into the water.
At the next meeting of the Sanitary Committee
(June 19th), several letters of complaint were
read from Residents and Occupiers in the