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COW HOUSES.—There are 39 cow-houses in the parish—20 in the
Eastern Division, and 19 in the Western Division.
In the cow-houses of the Eastern Division there were
(at the time of my inspection) 183 cows; and in the
Western, 225, making a total of 408, as against 460 of
the previous year. The last two years the number of cows
has diminished.
The average cubic space for each cow in the sheds
throughout the parish was 893 (measured) as against 790
of the previous year, consequently the ventilation of the
cow-houses has been improved.
I inspected every cow-house at least four times during
the year, and on the whole I found them fairly kept.
The license for the cow-house at No. 46, Baring
Street, was opposed by the Vestry in consequence of the
occupier not carrying out the Vestry's orders for repairs,
&c., and the magistrate refused to renew the same.
The occupier of No. 1, Fanshaw Street, late Robert
Street, applied for a license for a cow-house. There was
no yard connected with these premises, consequently the
Vestry refused to approve the application, and the
magistrates declined to grant a license.
TRADE AND OTHER NUISANCES.—During the months of
September and October, several complaints were made to
me, and also at the Town Hall, respecting a nuisance
caused by offensive effluvia escaping from the gas works,
in Great Cambridge Street. Visiting the neighbourhood
I found the smell very offensive at times, even as far as
Shoreditch Church.
A great deal of time has been occupied in visiting the
streets in the neighbourhood of the Gas Works during the