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I3-—Any leg illy qualified Medical Practitioner authorised to make a Postmortem
examination shall produce to the Custodian such authorisation,
and shall only be allowed to make such examination between the
hours of 8 a m and 9 p.m., excepting under special circumstances.
14.—It shall be the duty of the Custodian to see that the above Kegulations
are carried out, and that all persons having occasion to visit the
Mortuary, conduct themselves in all respects with decency and
propriety.
By Order.
Bakehouses.
The Inspection of the Bakehouses in our district is an
important one, seeing that in many cases it depends on
this Inspection whether one of our principal food stuffs is made
under proper sanitary conditions. Amongst the general public
apparently it is of small concern what sort of a place their
bread is manufactured in so long as it appears clean. No
doubt they think the officers of the Sanitary Authority exercise
proper supervision over them. In this district that is so. A
system of inspecting twice a year the whole of the Bakehouses
has been for some time instituted, and it will be of interest to
know that these places are regularly limewhited and are kept
in a cleanly state. A number of these are underground, which
is not the best possible situation. By the new Factory and
Workshops Act, any Bakehouses constructed after the passing
of this Act shall not be allowed to be used if built underground.
This is a step in the right direction, and in the future, as the
present underground Bakehouses are abolished, they will be
rebuilt above ground, where ample ventilation can be obtained.
Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses.
All the Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses have been regularly
inspected, and many improvements effected, particularly in the
proper pavement of yards and the construction of suitable
manure receptacles. On the whole, they were found to be kept
in a cleanly condition, and although they are often situated in
crowded neighbourhoods there have been no complaints made
to the Vestry during the year of any nuisance arising from
them.