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MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
This building at Ladywell was completed and opened
on the 25th March, 1899, for public use.
It has been found in every way suitable for the purpose
for which it was intended. Since the opening 95 bodies
have been deposited in the Mortuary, and 86 inquests have
been held, viz.: 62 up to the 25th March, and from that
date to the present time 24.
The Regulations adopted by the Board for the Management
of the Mortuary are appended.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
The Board have taken over the maintenance of the
following drinking fountains and cattle-troughs in the District,
viz.:—
Lewisham-road. High-street, Lewisham.
Brockley-road. Tranquil-vale, Blackheath.
A Drinking Fountain was erected by public subscription
at Southend to commemorate the Queen's Reign of 60 years.
This fountain was formally opened and dedicated to the
public use by Mrs. H. W. Forster, by whom it was handed
over to the Chairman of the Board on their behalf, together
with the Deed of Dedication of the fountain and of the
ground on which it stands. The ground was given to the
public by Mr. Forster for the purpose, and for widening the
roadway and footpath. The Board, by resolution, thanked
Mr. Forster for his gilt.
The Jubilee Fountain erected at Blackheath was taken
over under the control and management of the Board.
A Drinking Fountain has also been erected in commemoration
of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, at the corner of
Jews Walk and Kirkdale, Sydenham, on land given up, and
dedicated to the public, by Mr. W. H. Forster and the Sydenham
Public Hall Company, for the purpose.
LEWISHAM JUBILEE CLOCK TOWER.
The Board have taken over and agreed to maintain the