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within the boundary of that Cemetery, it was resolved that the Surveyor be
instructed to ascertain if any and what arrangements had been made at the
Bow Cemetery for mortuary purposes.
It is also necessary to provide, in accordance with the 28th Section of
the Sanitary Act, 1866, a
" Place fob the Reception of Dead Bodies dubing the Time
keotiked fob post mobtem examination."
The inconvenience arising from the want of a proper building for conducting
post mortem examinations has been felt in some districts, and the
subject has been freely commented on by the public press in a manner not
creditable to the local authorities. A similar inconvenience may arise in
any District in which there is not a convenient place, properly furnished
with all necessary appliances for conducting a post mortem examination, and
more especially when such examination has been ordered by the Coroner.
The same room might be made applicable for the reception of the body of
any person found dead in the public streets, or of the body of a person found
drowned in the Docks, or in the River. The impprtance of the precept,
" Let all things be done decently and in order," is not fully appreciated by
the public.
Disinfecting Establishment.
The question of erecting an establishment for the disinfecting of clothes,
bedding, &c., was brought under the notice of the Board in my Quarterly
Report for September, 1867, and I would again most respectfully beg to
direct your attention to this important matter. The disinfecting of clothes
and bedding which have been used by persons attacked with contagious or
infectious diseases would certainly tend to prevent the spreading of such
diseases, and hence the cost of erecting a disinfecting establishment would
soon bo repaid.
Two disinfecting apparatuses have been established in the Borough of
Liverpool, and they have been, for three years and upwards, in operation.
The clothes and bedding are gratuitously disinfected, and, it appears from
the Report of Dr. Tbench, the Medical Officer of Health, that they are
becoming more fully appreciated by the people. The number of articles sent
to them during the year 1867 was 4603, and in 1868 the number was
16,639, showing an increase of 12,036 in one year. Dr. Trench, however,
expresses regret at the lukewarmness in the matter of the use of these
disinfecting apparatuses, "on the part of those who generally interest themselves
in the well-being of society and in the care and protection of the poor
and the sick."