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lighted by an oil lamp. There is no provision for heating. The
fittings consist of one table with a trestle for relief. The mortuary
is used about once a month, only for coroners' cases. The building
is in good general repair, but if it is retained it should be provided
with proper lighting and heating arrangements.
"The Harrow Mortuary is a brick building 18 feet by 12 feet
with a slate roof. It has a concrete floor centrally drained to a
cesspool. The walls are distempered. There is a cold water
supply to a sink which is drained to the cesspool, and hot water
is obtained from a gas ring. Lighting is by gas, and heating by
a gas stove. There is one table, with trestles as relief. This
mortuary is used about once a week, being used not only for
coroners' cases but also, to a limited extent, for depositing bodies
from hospitals or from homes of limited accommodation.
"The Wealdstone Mortuary consists of two brick buildings,
the one being only used for the reception of bodies and the other
as a post-mortem chamber. Both have white tiled walls and
concrete floors. The latter building has a separate doctors' room
with a sanitary annexe and is fitted with a revolving slab centrally
drained to the sewer. Cold water is laid on to a drained sink and
hot water obtained from an electric geyser. Lighting is by
electricity and heating by an electric stove. The second building
is fitted with four slabs and has a separate viewing chamber. This
mortuary is used about once a week, chiefly for coroners' cases,
being used for undertakers' cases only to a limited extent.
"The Pinner and Harrow Mortuaries, while presenting no
glaring deficiencies, do not bear comparison with the Wealdstone
building. As this is centrally situated and has facilities for the
reception of a number of bodies, there does not appear to be any
reason for continuing the use of the other two buildings. It would
be otherwise if more use were made of either for the reception of
undertakers' cases, but apparently the practice is growing for
local undertakers to provide their own reception chambers."
In December, 1934, it was agreed that the use of the mortuaries
at Pinner and at Harrow be discontinued.
SWIMMING BATHS.
There are two open-air swimming baths in the district, one
at Charles Crescent, Honeybun Estate, Harrow, and the other at
Christchurch Avenue, Wealdstone. The former, constructed in
1923, measures 165 feet by 75 feet with a depth of 7 feet to 3 feet
6 inches. The water is filtered by Turn-over Filter Company's
filters and then treated by chlorination. Dressing accommodation,
shower and foot baths, and sanitary conveniences are provided.
The total cost was £12,450. The Wealdstone bath, constructed in
time for the 1934 season, measures 165 feet by 75 feet, with a depth
of 8 feet 6 inches to 2 feet 6 inches. In addition, there is a shallow
semi-circular beginners' pool. Suitable dressing accommodation,