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It should be a matter for consideration by the Works Committee
which ditches may be dispensed with and filled up.
56. The Churchyard.—There were 177 interments in the
churchyard, as compared with 318, 358 and 253 in the three
preceding years. I inspected it and found it maintained as
before.
57. The Cemetery.—I inspected the Cemetery and found it
in a satisfactory condition as before.
58. The Mortuary.—I visited the Mortuary and found it
was kept clean. It was used for 31 bodies as compared with
19, 35 and 23 the three preceding years. Two bodies died of
infectious diseases. There were 16 post mortems.
The new mortuary is still in abeyance, though much
required. The existing one offers very inadequate accommodation,
and a better appointed building would probably be
more used, and found a great convenience in many cases, to
people with inadequate house accommodation.
59. The Health Refuge.—The new Health Refuge was completed
in the early part of the year. I inspected it and found
it satisfactory and well kept.
It was not once used during the year.
60. Bakehouses.—I inspected the Bakehouses as usual, and
found them, on the whole, in a satisfactory condition. 18 out
of the 38 are underground; one of these has been much
improved during the year. As a rule, it is the bakehouses
where pastry is made in which it is most difficult to secure
thorough cleanliness.