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St Giles (Camberwell) 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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MORTUARY.
On the 22nd of July, 1881, a faculty was granted for
the erection of a Mortuary 011 a portion of the disused Burial
Ground of St. George's Church. The Committee accordingly
obtained authority from the Vestry to have plans and estimates
prepared by the Surveyor for the building of the
Mortuary, and these having been considered by the Committee,
advertisements inviting sealed tenders to be sent in,
were inserted in The Times, The Builder, and the local papers.
In response thereto tenders were received from several contractors, and the Vestry accepted that of Mr. Holloway, his prices being as follows:—
| Erection of Mortuary Building | £684 | 11 | 5 |
| Special Foundation (necessitated through a churchyard being chosen as the site) | 97 | 10 | 6 |
| Entrance Gate | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| £792 | 14 | 3 |
On the 13th of January, 1886, the Special Mortuary
Committee—through their Chairman, Mr. G. C. Whiteley—
submitted the following report:—
Your Committee beg leave to refer to the Report presented
by your Committee to the Vestry, in which it is stated that your
Committee had accepted the tender of Mr. H. L. Holloway,
Builder, Queen's Road, New Cross, for the erection of the
Mortuary, in accordance with the design approved of by the
Vestry, for the sum of £792 143. 3d., and your Committee have
the gratification of reporting that the erection of the Mortuary—
consisting of two rooms for infectious and non-infectious cases,
and post-mortem and Waiting Room—is now completed.