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maintain the same in connection with a mortuary, or a building
for post-mortem examinations, belonging to or provided
by that authority, and to do so on such terms as
may be agreed on with the said authority. This is
the course which the Council appear to be desirous of
adopting, and it is made feasible by section 105 (c) which
authorises the Sanitary Authority, with the consent of the Local
Government Board, to borrow for the purpose of providing a
building for the holding of inquests. Model plans of a
Coroner's Court, and a group of mortuary buildings, including
a post-mortem room and a mortuary chambers for infectious
cases, with an explanatory memorandum, have been prepared
by the County Council, at the suggestion of several sanitary
authorities, both with a view to facilitating the execution of
their duties under sections 88, 90, and 91, and also to " indicate
the nature of the accommodation which the Council considers
necessary for the holding of inquests, in the event of such accommodation
being provided by the Sanitary Authority, under
agreement with the Council, pursuant to section 92 of the
same Act."
DISINFECTION.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, imposes additional
duties on the Sanitary Authority in the matter of disinfection,
the practical effect of the legislation of late years
being to throw the entire cost of disinfecting houses, bedding,
clothing, etc., upon the rates. The cost of this work to the
parish has greatly increased since the Act came into operation
at the beginning of 1892 : the amount expended in 1893,
or rather in the official year ended 25th March, 1894, was
£1,159 5 9, compared with £816 4s. 3d. in 1892, and £381 in
1891. In 1893 nearly 31,000 articles were disinfected, the
weight of them being 64 tons 3 cwt. In 1892 the weight of
the articles disinfected was 44 tons 2 cwt., their number
20,939. In 1891 the articles disinfected were 9,425, the weight