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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.
The house adjacent to the mortuary and stoneyard, and
known as No. 6, Dufours Place, the lease of which, as
intimated in the last annual report, the Vestry had agreed
to take, has been appropriated as a residence for the
caretaker of the yard and mortuary, and for accommodation
for persons temporarily displaced for the disinfection
of their homes. A waiting-room for relatives attending
the funerals of persons taken into the mortuary is also provided
in this building. The premises were repaired and
altered to meet the requirements of the Vestry at a cost of
£255, and have been found suitable and convenient for the
purposes named.
As the main object of providing a mortuary and disinfecting
apparatus is to protect the parishioners at large
against the spread of infectious disease, either may be used
without charge. Information as to the mode of proceeding
in such a case may be freely obtained at the Vestry
Hall.
OTHER PARISH PROPERTY.
Eleven freehold houses on the east side of Marshall Street
were purchased in the year 1819, for parochial purposes.
Two of the houses are now absorbed in the Workhouse
premises, and the site of five others has been utilised for the
erection of the Public Baths and Washhouses. The remaining
four houses are let on repairing agreements. The rent