Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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Resolutions of Committee as to terms on which Council would
be advised to agree with Sanitary Authorities for use of Coroners'
Courts, provided by Sanitary Authorities—
Where the Court has been specially built and is solely used for
the purposes of a Coroner's Court, payment to be made by the
Council on the basis of 3½ per cent. on the capital outlay, together
with a reasonable proportion of the cost of maintenance.
When the Court is not solely used for the purposes of a
Coroner's Court, a rent to bo agreed upon by the Council and the
Sanitary Authority, or a fee in accordance with the Council's
schedule of disbursements.
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22nd March, 1893.
Sir,
MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
Your letter of the 21th February last was referred by the
Vestry to the Works Committee. the Committee have the
subject under consideration, and will communicate with you after
they have received the letter referred to in the last paragraph of
your letter.
Yours obediently,
ROBERT YOSS.
Subsequently to the 25th March last, the Council wrote to the
Vestry: "The Council having had under consideration a report
by its Medical Officer on the Bethnal Green Mortuary, does not
consider it necessary to make any suggestions with regard to the
Mortuary accommodation for the District." The subject of the
Coroner's Court remains to be disposed of.