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24, MONEYER STREET.—Close under the floor of the passage
was found an old brick trench drain having little or no
fall, covered with pieces of stone, tiles, wood, &c., choked
full of, and overflowing excreta which flooded the space
under the floor. It was ascertained the owner had frequently
forced a passage through and temporarily cleared this
drain, but only to become as bad as ever in the course of a
short time. Repeated notices to abate the nuisance were
entirely disregarded by the owner, which being reported to
the Vestry, it was ordered that the premises be entered
and the works done by the Vestry's builder. This was
carried out and costs recovered at Worship Street Police
Court. The foul drain and earth around it was removed,
as also the contents of a cesspool found under the watercloset,
and a proper drain provided.
Nos. 7 and 8, BATEMAN'S ROW, 2 houses.—Generally dirty and
dilapidated. In the underground room or cellar of No. 27
measuring 525 cubicfeet, were found living a man, his wife
and 4 children. The atmosphere was filthy in the extreme.
In one corner of this place stood a sink, having no cover
or trap to its waste pipe, which went direct into the drain
under the floor; in the other corner (placed against the door.
of what had been a coal cellar) stood a bedstead; on this
bedstead being removed large qualities of human soil were
found accumulated on the dilapidated floor, which oozed
from the cellar door. On this door being opened it was
found soil had accumulated over the whole area of the
cellar to a height of 18, occasioned by the trap and pan
of the water-closet placed immediately over the said coal
cellar being* broken. The family were speedily removed,
and the place thoroughly purified, repaired and altered.
HU'TLEY PLACE, 17 houses.—The interiors were generally
dirty and dilapidated; the yards were unpaved; waterclosets
foul and dilapidated with no water laid on; water
for drinking purposes was stored in small foul butts and