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for its public spirit in providing him and the ratepayers a
suitable place for the holding of inquests, &c. He at the
same time expressed his approval of the arrangements
throughout the building, which were carried out by your
surveyor under the directions of your Mortuary and Sanitary
Committees.
The following rules and regulations for the management
of the building, drawn up after careful deliberation by the
members of the conjoint Committee, are here appended for
reference.
Rules and Regulations
For depositing Bodies in the Mortuary provided for
the Parishes of St. Giles in the Fields and St.
George, Bloomsbury, situate in Goldsmith Street,
Newton Street, High Holborn.
1. The mortuary is provided for the reception of bodies
of persons who have died in the parishes of St. Giles in
the Fields or St. George, Bloomsbury, and application for
permission to deposit such dead body or bodies in the
mortuary is to be made on a printed form to be obtained at
the offices of the Board, situate at 197, High Holborn, or
of the keeper in charge of the mortuary, and such application
is to be signed by a relative or friend of the deceased,
or by the Undertaker employed in the case.
2. Bodies will be received, free of charge, at the mortuary
between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., and at any
other hour in cases of emergency. The body is to be
brought in a proper shell or coffin, and is to be removed
from the mortuary by the relative or friend of the deceased,
or by the undertaker, in a decent and proper manner,