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unavoidable crowding of witnesses, &c., so extremely prejudicial
to health. Dead bodies of parishioners can also be removed there
during the period awaiting interment, which prevents the
necessity of a corpse remaining in a room inhabited by the rest
of the family. All clothing, bedding, &c., where an infectious
case has occurred is now taken by the Vestry's workmen to the
disinfecting station at the rear of this mortuary, and there
either destroyed or properly and thoroughly purified in an
apparatus provided for the purpose, as the occasion necessitates;
and there is a set of rooms to which whole families can be
removed, and be accommodated with gas and firing found them
during the time that their own premises are whitewashed and
fumigated after a case of infectious disease. The whole of this
institution is a great benefit to the parish, and thoroughly
desirable in every way.
With the exception of the premises Nos. 13, 15, 17 & 19,
Chadwick-street, where houses closed by order of the Magistrate
in December, 1892, have since been put into thorough repair and
re-inhabited, most of the improvements during the past year have
consisted in demolishing buildings unfit for human habitation.
For instance, on my reporting in January that 77, Monck-street,
was in this condition, the house was thereupon closed and
subsequently demolished.
Nos. 1, 2, 8 & 4, Bull's Head-court, and
ATos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, Anns-place—
These premises were closed early this year, without it being
necessary for the Vestry to obtain closing orders, and I am
informed the land is now to let for building purposes. These
premises Were referred to in my report of last year.
As were also Nos. 32, 34 & 36, Ship court—
Notices were served by order of the Vestry on February 18th
of this year, and on the 20th April an order was made requiring
the closing of the premises, which was done, and the same have
since been demolished.
Nos. 26, 28, 30, 34 & 36, Garden-street—
Being reported as unfit for human habitation, notices under
the provisions of the "Housing of the Working Classes " Act
were served on 16th October, and on the 10th November they
were closed by order of the Police Magistrate.