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9.-He shall see that the By-laws and Regulations of the Vestry are duly observed and
carried out, and report any breach theirof.
10 He shall carry out the fumigation, disinfection, and cleansing of infected rooms cr
dwellings in any part of the Parish, as may from time to time be required.
11.—He shall devote the whole of his time to the duties of the Office, and to the work
of disinfection and cleansing.
12—Unless under circumstances of urgency, he shall not allow Post-mortem
Examinations to be carried out on Sundays.
Mortuary.
On the 3rd March, 185)6, the Vestry made the following Regulations in respect to the
Mortuary:—
GENERAL.
1. Application for permission to deposit a body in the Mortuary shall be made to
Mr. Sculpher, the Mortuary Keeper, at 83b, Lower Road, or to Dr. Shaw, the Medical
Officer of Health, at 151, Lower Road, or to the Coroner's Officer, and in the event of
application being made to the latter person he shall, without delay, notify the same to the
Mortuary Keeper, and forward to the Medical Officer of Health the necessary particulars for
entry in the register, and such application shall be signed by a relative or friend of the
deceased or by the Undertaker employed in the case or other applicant.
A body in case of emergency may be deposited at any hour of the day or night, but in
ordinary cases between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
2. A Register shall be kept of all bodies taken to or from the Mortuary, showing the
following particulars:—
Date of admission of body.
Name and Address of Applicant for admission of a body at the Mortuary.
In what manner brought to the Mortuary.
Name of deceased person.