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no conveyance is at hand for proper enclosure, shall be conveyed to
the mortuary as decently covered as circumstances permit.
8. A body brought to the mortuary for inquest, post-mortem
examination, or simply custody, when in an offensive condition
from decomposition or dangerous from infection, shall be enclosed
in a properly constructed and efficiently protected coffin containing
an approved disinfectant in sufficient quantity, and provided with a
lid which has been previously secured.
9. Except when in offensive condition from decomposition or
dangerous from infection, a body deposited at the mortuary may be
viewed by relatives and friends during the hours at which the
mortuary is closed. An unrecognised body may be viewed for
identification at any reasonable hour.
10. At the time of the reception of a body into the mortuary
and during its removal, no public procession or large assemblage of
persons shall be allowed to enter the gates; the nearest relatives of
the deceased, the bearers of the body, and the undertakers shall
alone be admitted.
11. No coffin deposited at the mortuary, containing a body in
an offensive condition from decomposition, or dangerous from
infection, shall be opened without the consent in writing of the
medical officer of health or the coroner.
12. A body deposited at the mortuary for inquest, postmortem
or simple custody shall not be removed, save only on the
day, and for the purpose of burial, unless it has been previously
enclosed in a sealed metallic coffin.
13. A body deposited at the mortuary shall be removed for
burial within five days from the date of death, except in cases where
permission for delay is granted in writing by the medical officer of
health or coroner.
14. Undertakers and others depositing a body are liable to a
charge of 5s. for every day that the said body is allowed to remain
in the mortuary beyond the time prescribed.
15. No body deposited at the mortuary shall be removed
therefrom before the day of burial, except by permission in writing
of the medical officer of health or the coroner.