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ing, at 117, Praed Street, was put a stop to by
the enforcement of the 103rd Section of the Metropolis
Local Management Act.
The Canal Basin.
On the 4th of June, the attention of the
Sanitary Committee was again called to the foul
state of the Canal Basin. As the days became
longer, and the weather warmer, the evil increased,
the water becoming blacker and more offensive,
and the air in the neighbourhood more widely
impregnated with its disgusting odour. Towards
the end of the month I visited all the migratory
families inhabiting the barges, and found that
many of the women and children were suffering
from alvine disorders; in one boat I found
a child dying of gastric fever. On the 6th
of July, a Special Meeting of the Sanitary Committee
was held for the purpose of taking the
subject into consideration. It appeared that during
the previous week (July 2nd) the Basin had
been emptied of water, and then re-filled with
beneficial effect. In consideration of this, the
Committee thought it not desirable to take further
proceedings against the Company, but instructed
me to request the Vestry Clerk to convene a
Special Meeting, in case the state of the Basin
should render it necessary. On the 16th, the
Secretary of the Grand Junction Canal Company
attended the Sanitary Committee, and stated,
that it was the desire of the Company to meet