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???y, 9th August. On the renewal of the trial, on the morning of
???day, the 10th of August, it was suggested by the Judge that the
???r should be left to Dr. Letheby, to say what apparatus the
???ant could use with safety to avoid further nuisance. The
???dant entered into his own recognizances in £200, and two sure???f
£100 each, to carry out Dr. Letheby's instructions, and to cease
???cumulations unless and until Dr. Letheby should certify that he
???pt proceed.
??? a building on the east side of Clarke's Orchard, a cat-gut maker
???or some time carried on his business. The attention of the parish
???ers has been on former occasions directed to this factory, and it
???een mentioned in the Reports. Of late, probably from the long???nued
hot weather, the complaints of the neighbouring inhabitants
???d become more numerous and frequent. It has been repeatedly
???ed by the officers. I recommended a free use of disinfectants, and
???ed a notice to be served. Any further proceedings against the
???ufacturer must depend on the decision of this Board. The sub???ce
used is the entrails of sheep, and the smell inside the factory is
???thing terrific. Any one not gifted by nature with a strong
???ach ought not to enter therein.
???oul stenches are still occasionally given off from the Gas-works,
???he 67th Report, July, 1861, their origin was fully stated,
???he Piggeries near the Railway Arches continue in the same state as
???tofore. A collection of thirty or forty hogs, during the summer
???ths, will smell unpleasantly, notwithstanding any care which may
???bestowed upon it. The owners seem to strive to the best of their
???ity to keep the places clean. One piggery has no drainage, the other
???us into an open ditch. All the other cases mentioned in the
???nda Paper have relation to imperfections of drainage, and a notice
??? been served in each case respectively.
???orty-three deaths were registered last month in Rotherhithe, a mor???ty
much larger in appearance than in reality, for nine of the number
???re persons drowned or picked up dead in the river; one found dead,
another killed by accident (in all eleven), so that the mortality from
???ase amounted to thirty-two only. One death occurred from hooping
???gh, which still lingers in the neighbourhood, and six from diarrhoea,
???other epidemic diseases being at present prevalent in the Parish.
??? elapsed month was remarkably fine and warm, the average day
???perature was 72° taken at 1 p.m., whereas in August, 1860, it was
???y 67° or five degrees lower than during the corresponding month of
???s present year.
Tours respectfully,
September, 1861. W. MURDOCH.