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behind Clareville and the wall of Bushy Park, and
they caused an intolerable nuisance to the inhabitants
near the encampment. Early in the morning and
late at night they disturbed their rest and the
children of the gipsies went constantly to the
houses in Upper Teddington, begging for water.
As our bye-laws regarding those encampments make
provision that they shall not be nearer than 100
yards from an inhabited house, the gipsies kept
just outside the boundary. The land belongs to
various owners, and where the address of the owner
could be ascertained they were requested to remove
the intruders. After some delay and threats of
prosecution, the gipsies departed. I think the limit
of 100 yards is insufficient and a distance of 200
yards or more would be a better measure to prevent
a recurrence of this nuisance.
Many inspections were made of the Gravel
Pit adjoining Munster Road, where house refuse
was deposited, which was carted there by the
Corporation of Kingston. In the first instance the
owner of the land covered the refuse with earth,
but as the quantity of refuse accumlated the covering
was partly neglected or so imperfectly carried
out, that the fumes of the fermenting vegetable and
animal matter penetrated the thin layer of earth
and caused bad smells, of which the neighbouring
inhabitants made complaints. The attention of the
owner of the land was repeatedly called to the
nuisance and the covering was for a time more
effectually done. After a few weeks there was a
recurrence of the nusiance and a statutory notice
was served, after which he discontinued to deposit
the refuse in our district.
I am glad to report that the sanitary defects
of the Almshouses have now been remedied. W.C.'s
have been erected and connected with Sewerage