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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
admission to the Mortuary. The coffin shall not be re-opened without
either the order of the Coroner or the consent in writing of the Medical
Officer of Health.
8. When the Mortuary is used for the reception of a body to
await burial, the cost of conveyance to and from the Mortuary must be
borne by the relatives and friends, unless under an order of the
Medical Officer of Health.
9. It shall be competent for the Medical Officer of Health to
order the removal of a body for interment when from decomposition or
other causes it shall be considered necessary on the grounds of public
health and safety.
10. It shall be the duty of the Caretaker to see that the above
regulations are carried out and that all persons having occasion to visit
the Mortuary conduct themselves in all respects with decency and
propriety.
11. No fee shall be chargeable for the use of the Mortuary or for
the services of the Caretakers.
Names and Addresses of Mortuary Keepers :—
Clapham.—H. Tokelove, 4, Archway Place, Clapham.
Streatham.—W. Baker, Old Vestry Hall, Shrubbery Road,
Streatham.
Tooting.—G. Harmsworth, 4, Salvador Place, Tooting.
Wandsworth.—J. P. Wooldridge, 24, Red Lion Street,
Wandsworth.
HENRY GEORGE HILLS,
Council House, Town Clerk.
Wandsworth, S.W
19th July, 1905.