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done, and again more imperfectly so at Whitsuntide;
so that the hot weather brought about putrefactive
fermentation of the accumulated mud, and rendered
the nuisance intolerable. I would refer the Vestry,
and the inhabitants generally who are interested in
the matter, to my report and the special recommendations
made to the Grand Junction Canal
Company for the permanent abatement of this long
standing grievance. If the recommendations I have
made are insisted upon by the Vestry, and properly
carried out, the canal nuisance would cease to exist.
I have appended the usual Table showing what
sanitary works have been carried out during the
year in various streets and places.
Several formal orders have been issued,with the
consent of the Vestry, for constructive works, most
of which have been complied with. In two oldstanding
cases the penalties of £ 5 for neglect have
been enforced. Under the Nuisances Removal Act,
orders to abate over-crowding, to construct works
for improving the ventilation and water supply,
have been successfully carried out in James Place,
Andover Place, and in Carlton Place, and great improvements
have been effected in other localities.
The Dead-house and Public Mortuary.
In consequence of numerous complaints against
the Dead-House,madeby the Inspectorof Nuisances,
and persons in Cuthbert Street presenting a petition,