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The following Bye-laws respecting the Mortuaries were made and
ratified during the year:—
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF FINSBURY.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Bye-laws made by the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Finsbury with respect to the Management of the Mortuaries
in the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury.
Interpretation.
1. Throughout these Bye-laws the expression "the Council" means
the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Finsbury.
General.
2. Every person who, in pursuance of permission obtained from the
Council, has caused the body of one who has died of an infectious
disease to be deposited in the Mortuary shall cause the body to
be removed therefrom for the purpose of interment within a period
of three days from date of death.
3. Every person who, in pursuance of permission obtained from the
Council, has caused the body of one who has died of a non-infectious
disease to be deposited in the Mortuary shall cause the body to
be removed therefrom for the purpose of interment within a period
of five days from the date of death.
4. Every person for the time being employed in depositing a body in
the Mortuary, or in removing a body therefrom, shall, while so
employed, conduct himself in all respects with decency and
propriety.
5. Every person who, being a friend or relative of one whose body has
been deposited in the Mortuary, has been admitted to view the
body shall, while on the premises, conduct himself in all respects
with decency and propriety.