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condition than formerly, although the existing iron urinals will
never give much credit for the labour expended upon them. They
are scraped and coated with hot coal tar as occasion requires.
I also wish to reiterate my statement of former years, viz., "that
I hope the time is not far distant when public conveniences will be
in evidence on the Green and at Angel Road for both sexes."
Especially does this apply to the Green. Indeed, in this case the
necessity for such accommodation is apparent to everybody. Your
Medical Officer of Health, agreeing with my recommendation,
recently reported this matter to the Sanitary Committee, and as a
result your Engineer was instructed to prepare plans.
I regret that an opportunity has not yet presented itself for
placing a convenience at the northern end of the district, although
there is a three-place urinal belonging to the premises known as the
" Cock " Public House, which is much used by the general public.
A convenience here would be of great public service.
The need of such a convenience will be more especially felt when
the electric trams are in working order, and the Council may
perhaps be able to erect some such convenience on their own land
at Houndsfield.
MORTUARY.
The Council's mortuary consists of a Post Mortem room, with
the necessary appliances, and an ante-room for medical practitioners ;
also two mortuary chambers, one for infectious bodies and one for
non-infectious bodies. The interior of each is faced with white
glazed bricks, and is disinfected and washed after the removal of
each body.
During the year 112 bodies were received into the mortuary and
101 inquests held.
It was found necessary to detain three bodies in the mortuary
after inquests, although the parents were anxious to remove them
to their own homes to await burial. But owing to the fact that
decomposition had set in, and after explaining the facts to the