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of Nuisances, you appointed permanent inspector of
these houses. The question will be naturally asked
—How do these new regulations work 1 My reply
is that the time since they have been in force is too
short to ascertain the result.
At the end of the tables will be found a copy of
the regulations for houses let in lodgings, &c. (pages
91 to 98).
Mortuary Chapel.
This building was erected ten years ago on a
part of the site of the Drury Lane burial ground
for the purpose of receiving the dead in the interval
between death and burial of those people who have
no accommodation for keeping a corpse in their
home. I have ascertained that 290 bodies have been
received there since it was opened. This is a
small number for ten years, and I think it is a
great pity such a convenient place is not more
appreciated.
The pipe-sewers have been regularly flushed, those
gullies emitting offensive effluvia have also been
flushed with carbolic acid and water, and the several
courts and passages in the Parish lime-whited.
In conclusion, I must again bear testimony to the
zeal and intelligence of your Inspector in the discharge
of his duties, and also acknowledge with