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A dead body (especially one dead of infectious disease) retained in a room
where persons live or sleep may be removed to the Mortuaries, by order
of a Justice, at the expense of the Vestry, upon the certificate of the
Medical Officer of Health, according to sec. 27 of the Sanitary Act of
1886.
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION CHAMBER.
REGULATIONS.
1.-No Post-mortem Examination shall be made without either the order
of the Coroner or the written consent of the legal representatives of
the deceased. Such order or consent shall be produced to the custodian
of the Mortuaries, when demanded.
2.-The Custodian shall not be allowed to interfere or take part, in any
way, in a Post-mortem Examination, beyond giving the attendance
necessary upon the Medical Practitioner making the examination.
3.-The custodian shall not allow any person or spectator, other than those
authorized or assisting, to be present during Post-mortem Examination.
4.-No part of a body examined shall be taken away from the Postmortem
Chamber, except upon an order in writing from the Coroner or
other person duly authorized.
5.-A body shall not lie upon the Post-mortem Table longer than is
reasonably necessary for examination and subsequent restitution.
6.-Any legally qualified Medical Practitioner desiring to make a Postmortem
Examination, and being authorized to use the place provided
for the purpose, shall give reasonable notice to the Custodian, who
shall cause the body to be conveyed to the Post-mortem Chamber,
in readiness for examination, and, when required to do so, placed upon
the table; and on the completion of such examination shall see that
the body be either replaced in the coffin or shell and returned to the
Mortuary, and that the table and all utensils and appliances be
thoroughly cleansed.
7.-All complaints shall be referred to the Medical Officer of Health, at the
Sanitary Department in the Vestry Hall.
DUTIES OP THE CUSTODIAN OF THE MORTUARIES
AND CORONER'S COURT.
1.—The Custodian of the Mortuaries' and Coroner's Court shall act under
the direction of the Sanitary Committee through the Medical Officer
of Health.
2.—He shall not engage himself, directly or indirectly, or be concerned in
any manner with any occupation whatever, that does not strictly
belong to the duties of his office, but shall give the whole of his time
and attention to such duties, and shall reside in the house provided for
him by the Vestry.