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body remaining for perhaps a week in a room which
the living arc still inhabiting; and again, the demoralising
influence it must exercise upon these people must
he sad to contemplate.
It is to he hoped that it will be freely used by those
for whom it is intended. The poor, I think, have a
reasonable excuse for not liking to remove their
deceased friends to the present Mortuary under the
church. The fact that post-mortem examinations are
performed there, produces a feeling of horror towards
the place, and again, its uninviting and dreary aspect
all tend to prevent it being used as a temporary resting
place for the dead.
Bakehouses.
The Act for the Regulation of Bakehouses, 1863,
says: “1. That no person under the age of eighteen
years shall be employed in any bakehouse between the
hours of 9 of the clock at night and 5 of the clock in
morning. 2. The inside walls and ceiling or top of
every bakehouse, and the passages and staircase leading
thereto, shall be limewashed or painted from time to
time. 3. Every bakehouse shall be kept in a cleanly
state, and shall be provided with proper means for
effectual ventilation, and be free from effluvia from any
drain, privy, or other nuisance. 4. No place on the
same level with the bakehouse shall be used as a
sleeping place, unless it is constructed as follows: it is