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rear of the Town Hall. This scheme, which included amongst
other details the division of the sexes in the Mortuary, and the
provision of a shelter for persons obliged to temporarily vacate
their premises for disinfection, and also residental accommodation
for the attendants, was abandoned by the Vestry on the
grounds of expens; and eventually a third set of plans was
submitted and approved by the Vestry on the 11th October,
1899, for a Mortuary on the ground adjoining the Latchmere
Road Baths, at an estimated cost of £4,795, and the approval of
the Local Government Board is being awaited in order to at once
proceed with the work.
The plans in question provide for the following accommodation:—
Ground Floor—
Post-mortem Room (containing 2 fixed and 1 adjustable
operation slabs, sink, lavatory, cupboards, &c.).
Sealed Chamber (containing a water-sealed shell for
putrefying bodies recovered from the river, &c.)
Store-for Disinfectants.
Infectious Mortuary (containing catacombs to accommodate
8 bodies).
Non-Infectious Mortuary (containing catacombs to accommodate
14 bodies). An arrangement is proposed
by which bodies may be viewed through a glass
screen, whereby the necessity of the jury, witnesses
and others, actually entering the Mortuary room,
will be avoided.
Coroner's Private Room (with sanitary office, &c.,
attached).
Jury's retiring Room and Lavatory, S-c., adjoining.
Attendant's Room.
Shell Store.
Coal Store.