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For the information of such of the parishioners as are
entitled to claim the lower rate of duty in respect of
lodging houses, a notice of the action necessary to be taken
in the matter was widely circulated by the Vestry.
VESTRY PROPERTY.
Vestry Hall.—The Vestry Hall and offices were cleaned
as usual during the summer recess.
Stables and Stoneyaed.—No works of importance
have been required during the year.
Disinfector.—The Disinfector has been used for disinfecting
bedding, clothing, &c., for parishioners on 57
occasions, compared with 51 in 1889-90, and 42 in 1888-9.
Mortuary.—The bodies of 24 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 thicklypopulated
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 Disinfecting
Apparatus is to protect the parishioners at large