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ings, Brad Street, Mepham Street, Little Windmill Street, and
other streets specially mentioned in the Report.
3. House-to-house inspections in the Inner Districts, with
examination and testing of drains at regular intervals.
4. Securing of an open space in the Archbishop's Grounds.
5. Application of the Housing of the Working Classes Act to
secure, if possible, houses being rendered fit for human habitation,
without resorting to the extreme measure of closing them,
260 houses having been dealt with under this Act.
6. Greater attention to scavenging and the periodical cleansing
of gullies.
IV.—Mortuaries and Coroners' Courts.
At the end of 1896 the administration of the Mortuaries was
transferred to the Sanitary Department. There are two Mortuaries,
two Inquest-rooms, and two Coroners' Courts now belonging
to the Parish, the new one at Wanless Road having been
erected by the Vestry during 1896 and formally opened on April
12th, 1897. There are two Mortuary keepers and a deputy
keeper, who is on duty one half-day a week for each keeper, during
the week's holiday, and during other times as required. The
salary of the High Street Mortuary keeper has been increased,
owing to the nature of his work, and yearly uniforms are now
supplied to all.
The High Street Mortuary was rebuilt, in part, during 1896,
viz., the clothes stores, water closet, urinal, post-mortem floor;
whilst female w.c. accommodation was also provided.
In 1896 the Vestry decided that a Mortuary was needed in
Norwood, and land was accordingly purchased by the Sanitary
Committee (the purchase being afterwards ratified by the Vestry
on Dec. 10th, 1896), but, unfortunately, a legal difficulty prevented
this purchase being completed, and no other suitable site
has as yet been brought forward.