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DISINFECTION.
Infected articles were disinfected by the contractor, Mr. Lacy,
Townmead Wharf, by whom the articles were also collected. Mr.
Lacy's disinfecting plant is of the most approved pattern and has
proved fully equal to all demands made upon it. The infected articles
were always promptly removed, and the work most efficiently done.
The weight of the articles disinfected was 1,345 cwt., and the amount
paid by the Vestry to Mr. Lacy £850 11S. od. The three years
contract between Mr. Lacy and the Vestry expired last October, and I
reported fully to the Vestry on the question of the advisability of their
undertaking the disinfection themselves, but as they have at present no
site suitable for the erection of the necessary apparatus, the matter has
been for the present postponed, and the disinfection is carried out by
Mr. Lacy as heretofore.
Accommodation for Temporary Shelter.
The necessity for the acquisition of some premises where persons
can be temporarily housed during the disinfection of their dwellings
has been brought under the notice of the Vestry, as the want of this
accommodation was on several occasions severely felt, and the Vestry
decided that a shelter should be provided; but the matter is standing
over, as, could some suitable site be obtained for the erection of
disinfecting apparatus, it would be advisable to also provide the
necessary shelter there.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
130 bodies were removed to the Mortuary during the year and
were admitted as follows :—
At the request of the Coroner 107
Brought in by the Police 11
At the request of the Medical Officer of Health 12
130
Six of the last being cases of infectious disease.
Inquests were held on 111, and post-mortem examinations were
made in 95 of the above cases.