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MORTUARY.
The appointment of Charles Hickford as Mortuary Attendant has
been fully justified, as he has carried out his duties in a most satisfactory
manner.
The number of bodies received into the mortuary during the year
was 108
No. of inquests held 92
No. of post-mortems held 87
No. of bodies deposited by undertakers to await burial 7
No. of bodies left by relatives till day of burial 35
No. of bodies detained to await burial owing to decomposition
having set in 1
No. notified to the Parish Authority for burial 2
One body was left after inquest for identification, but was
subsequently buried unknown.
CANAL BOATS ACT.
During the year I inspected 35 canal boats, and found 3
contraventions, all of which have been remedied. The contraventions
were as follows:—I cabin required repainting, 1 cabin top and floor
defective, and 1 cabin required new floor.
The canal is situated practically on the outskirts of the district,
and away from any populous part, consequently the inspection takes up
much more time than would otherwise be the case if the canal passed
through the more thickly-populated part of the district. There is no
other Canal Boat Inspector on the river between Hackney and Ware.
The canal boats on the Lea, speaking generally, are kept in good
condition.
The work done in connection with canal boats is annually
supervised by H.M. Inspector of Canal Boats.
FISH OFFAL.
For some years past I have been endeavouring to get a firm of
artificial manure manufacturers to take over the collection of this offal,
and I am now glad to say that since last March they have done so, and
carried it out in a creditable manner, not only to themselves, but to the
Council. This now releases the Council from any expense in the
collection, as I reported last year the cost of collecting and disposing