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disinfected than in 1886 and 1887. The number of beds disinfected
was 121, against 110 in 1887, 95 in 1886, and 322 in
1885, and of mattresses 79, against 64 in the previous year
There were more bolsters, pillows, and blankets disinfected in
1888 than in 1887, but a smaller number of other articles.
The houses were disinfected with sulphur, and the infected
rooms were subsequently well ventilated, whitewashed, and
cleansed. This action, with removal and disinfection of the
infected clothing to the Board's disinfecting chamber, was
successful in preventing the spreading of any infectious disease
in or from these houses.

Mortuary.—During this year the mortuary has been used
to a greater extent than formerly, as the Coroner has had a
number of persons, chiefly children, removed from the houses of
the poor, and also several grown up persons upon whom it was
necessary to make post mortem examinations. A larger number
than usual of bodies have also been moved by the officers of
the Board in consequence of there not being proper accommodation
in the houses where the bodies were kept, in a few cases
there being only one room for the living and the dead. The
mortuary has been kept clean and in good order, so that I have
not received any complaint during the year. Disinfectants of