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''place provided for post-mortem examination," when such examination
is necessary, and in such cases —about two-thirds of
the whole number—the inquest would naturally be held in the
Hall adjoining the Mortuary. By judicious arrangements on
the part of the Coroner's officer, this plan could be carried out
without imposing any undue strain upon the class of persons
from which jurors are chosen.
DISINFECTION.
During the year ended March 25th, 1883, a large number of
infected articles of clothing, bedding, furniture, &c., were
satisfactorily disinfected by the contractor at the cost of your
Vestry, the owners being too poor to bear the expense. The
weight of the articles was more than 111 tons; their
number 4,960; and the cost of the process £221 10s. Od.
2 48 rooms in 209 houses were disinfected with sulphurous acid
by your Vestry's officer, no charge being made in the majority
of instances. Many rooms, in addition, were disinfected by the
contractor, as well as numerous parccls of clothing, bedding,
&c , at the cost of persons able to pay.
WATER SUPPLY.
Professor Frankland's Report.—Believing it desirable
that your Vestry, as the body responsible in this great Parish
for carrying into effect the provisions of sanitary legislation,
should receive, year by year, the best information on all points
connected with the water supply, a very important question in
relation to the public health, it has been my custom to summarise
the report prepared annually by Professor Frankland,
for the Registrar-General. I do so again this year. I also
submit a summary of the information supplied in the report
of Colonel Bolton, R.E., the "Water Examiner," under the
"Water Act, 1871." Dr. Frankland deals mainly with the
quality of the water in its chemical and microscopical aspects,
and in respect to its fitness for dietetic and domestic purposes;