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It will be noticed that the law as it stands provides an alternative, and
there is, therefore, no excuse for the continuance of intramural burial in
prisons.
Upon representation being made to the Home Secretary, under the Capital
Punishments Amendment Act of 1866, that functionary can direct burial of
murderers elsewhere, and it is difficult to conceive that any responsible
Minister would fail to adopt.this course in the future, bearing in mind the
state of affairs disclosed during the rebuilding of Newgate.
In these circumstances, I recommend that a copy of this Report be
forwarded to the Home Secretary, the Local Government Board, H.M. Prisons
Commissioners, and the Medical Officers of the County Gaols throughout the
country.
CITY OF LONDON (VARIOUS POWERS) ACT, 1900.
Section 54 (Part VII.) of the above enacts that—
PART VII.—PUBLIC HEALTH.
54. "The Corporation shall make and enforce bye-laws with
"respect to water-closets, earth-closets, privies, ashpits, cesspools, and
"receptacles for dung, and the proper accessories thereof in connection
"with buildings. Provided that nothing in this Part of this Act
"contained shall authorise the Corporation to make or enforce any
"bye-laws with respect to water-closets or the accessories thereof which
"would be inconsistent with or contrary to anything contained in the
"Metropolis Water Act, 1852, or the Metropolis Water Act, 1871, or
"any regulations or bye-laws made thereunder. Ashpit in this Section
"means any ashpit, dust-bin, ash-tub, or other receptacle for the
"deposit of ashes or refuse matter."
This Section is mandatory.
Bye-laws have accordingly been drafted in accordance with its provisions,
and are now under consideration.
Power to enable the Corporation to provide a Crematorium at the City of
London Cemetery at Little Ilford is conferred by Section 19 (Part IV.) of the
same Act.
PART IV.—CREMATORIUM.
19. "Subject to the provisions of this Act the Corporation may, in a
"convenient and proper place in the City of London Cemetery, in the