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3. He shall keep such books as the Committee or the
Medical Officer of Health from time to time prescribe, and in
particular shall fill in the books relating to the deposit of
bodies. He shall produce all books for examination by the
Committee or the Medical Officer when and where required to,
and shall submit a return of the work done at the Mortuary,
when, and in the form required by the Medical Officer of Health.
4. He shall report at once to the Medical Officer of Health
any loss of or any damage to the property of the Committee, or
any breach of the Committee's Bye-laws or Regulations.
5. He shall not be entitled to receive gratuities from
persons visiting the Mortuary to see the body of their friend or
relative.
6. He is prohibited from recommending any undertaker
to the relatives or friends of deceased persons.
7. In the event of his finding any property on any body
taken to the Mortuary, he shall fill in on the printed list the
articles found, and shall deliver such articles :—
(1) If an inquest be held—to the Coroner's Officer
or Police Constable in charge of the case.
(2) If no inquest be held—to the immediate relatives
of the deceased.
(3) If the body be not claimed—to the Relieving
Officer, to be dealt with according to law.
8. He shall take charge of the clothing if it be not required
by the Coroner or the Police, and shall deliver it to the relatives
or the Relieving Officer as the case may be, seeing that in all
cases the person to whom the property or clothing is given signs
the form of receipt for same.
9. He shall pay particular care to the affixing of a distinctive
label to every coffin.
10. He shall see that all persons visiting the Mortuary
conduct themselves with decency and propriety.
11. He shall give notice forthwith to the Medical Officer
of Health of the reception of any body dead of infectious disease,
or any body in an offensive condition.