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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
DUTIES OF MORTUARY KEEPER.
1. The Mortuary Keeper shall act under the direction of the
Public Health Committee, through the Medical Officer of Health.
2. He shall reside in a place approved by the Committee and
shall be responsible for all arrangements connected with the reception,
care, and removal of the dead.
3. He shall keep such books as the Council shall from time to
time prescribe, in which he shall enter particulars relating to bodies
brought to the Mortuary, and shall, when required by the Medical
Officer of Health, submit a return of the work done at the Mortuary,
and bring his books for examination.
4. He shall affix to each coffin a card bearing the name and age
of the deceased person.
5. He shall keep the Mortuary and the place appointed for post
mortem examinations in good order, and will be held responsible for
the proper care and condition of all instruments and appliances belonging
to the post mortem room.
6. In the event of his finding any property on any body taken to
the Mortuary he shall make a list of the articles and shall deliver
them :
(a) If an inquest is held—To the Coroner's Officer or Police
Constable in charge of the case.
(b) If no inquest is held—To the immediate relatives of the
deceased, or, if the body is not claimed, to the
Relieving Officer.
He shall take charge of the clothing of the deceased, if it is not
required by the Coroner or the Police, and he shall deliver it to the
relatives or to the Relieving Officer as the case may be.
The person to whom the property or clothing is delivered must
sign the official receipt.
7. Any legally qualified Medical Practitioner desiring to make a
post mortem examination, and being authorized by the Council or the
Coroner to use the place provided for the purpose, shall give reason-