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the Metropolis Local Management Act for the purpose of
obtaining an extension of its provisions to enable them to
erect Coroners' Courts, the present Coroner (Mr. Wyatt)
having written to the Vestry calling their attention to the
scandal of holding Inquests in public houses. A Sub-Committee
of the Sewers and Sanitary Committee had been
appointed to consider the matter, and they recommended
the purchase of suitable premises for the holding of
Inquests, but, having regard to the fact that a similar application
for a loan by another Vestry from the London
County Council had been refused, as the Metropolis Local
Management Act only sanctioned the erection of Mortuaries
and not Coroners' Courts, the recommendation was not
proceeded with.
The suggested alterations in the Bill were submitted
to the Local Government Board, and the following letter
was received from the Secretary of the Local Government
Board, on the 17th March, 1890:—
" I am directed by the Local Government Board to
" acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 8th instant,
" and to express their thanks for the suggestions which
"have been made at the instance of the Vestry of the
"Parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, with regard to the Public
" Health London (Consolidation) Bill."
On the 16th April, 1890, the Vestry Clerk wrote to
the President of the Local Government Board the following
letter :—
" Referring to my suggestions upon the Public Health
" Metropolis (Consolidation) Bill, especially as to the powers
" required for the erection of a Coroner's Court, I shall be