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9. He shall not be allowed to interfere, or take part in any way, in the postmortem
examinations. He shall give such attendance as is necessary upon the
Medical Practitioner, who may have to make the post mortem; but shall not
otherwise interfere in any way with the body.
10. He shall see that the Regulations for depositing bodies in the Mortuary—
whether while awaiting post-mortem Examination, Inquest, or Burial —are duly
carried out, and shall give notice to the Medical Officer of Health, from time to
time, of any circumstances that may require attention.
11. Any legally qualified Medical Practitioner desiring to make a post-mortem
examination, and being authorised to use the place provided for the purpose,
shall give reasonable notice to the Mortuary Keeper, who shall cause the body
to be placed upon the table in readiness for examination; and on the completion
of such examination shall see that the body be either re-placed in the coffin in
which it was brought to the Mortuary, or placed in a shell ready for burial, and
that the table and all utensils and appliances be thoroughly cleansed.
12. He shall perform all duties from time to time directed by the Committee,
or the Medical Officer of Health.
CORONER'S COURT.
It is now very generally the practice to provide in connection
with a mortuary, a building in which the Coroner can
hold his Court, thus rendering it unnecessary for the holder of
that ancient and dignified office, to have to resort to apublic house
for the needful accommodation. But this step seemed unnecessary
in the present case, as there are rooms at the Vestry
Hall, to which the mortuary is adjacent, convenient and suitable
for the purpose. Accordingly, the Works, Sanitary, and
General Purposes Committee authorized me to communicate
with the Churchwardens, who. as trustees of the Vestry Hall,
kindly consented to place a room at the disposal of the Coroner
whenever required, on due notice being given, and subject to
the payments which the Coroner is authorized to make, and
does make, for such accommodation provided elsewhere for
the same purpose.
About 160 inquests ae held annually in the Parish, and the
majority of them probably could in future be held at the Vestry
Hall, should such be the pleasure of the Coroner. It is
in the Coroner's power to order bodies to be removed to the