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VESTRY PROPERTY.
vestry Hall.— Advantage was taken of the summer
vacation to adapt the room formerly used by the Savings
Bank to the Surveyor's Office, and to thoroughly cleanse the
building. Tenders were invited for the work, and that of
Messrs. Hatfield & Son for the sum of £60 was accepted. A
pair of curtains have been hung by the door in the Vestry
Hall to prevent draught.
Stables and Stoneyard.—Some additional sheds have
been constructed for the better protection of the road scrapers,
&c., at a cost of £54 2s. 0d.
Disinfector.—The Disinfector has been used for disinfecting
bedding, clothing, &c., for parishioners on 42 occasions,
compared with 81 in 1887-8, and 25 in 1886-7.
Mortuary.—The bodies of 30 persons have been received
into the Mortuary during the year, as compared with 34
during the previous twelve months.
Medical men, the clergy, district visitors, and others who
are specially brought into contact with the poor, are invited
to assist the Vestry in preventing the spread of disease which
may arise from the retention of a corpse in a room occupied
perhaps by a number of people in a thickly-populated neighbourhood,
by making known, as occasion requires, the provision
made for the reception of bodies in a decent manner, and
with all possible deference to the natural feelings of the
bereaved relatives.
As the main object of providing a Mortuary and Disinfectant
Apparatus is to protect the parishioners at large against