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Mortuary accommodation and coroner’s courts—continued.
Suggestions having been made by the Council’s committee relative
to the obtaining of more light in the Churchyard Mortuary, the insertion
of glazed white tiles and prismatic lights, they intimated that in
view of the assurance that infectious cases were not received there
they did not require separate provision for such cases to be made.
Instructions were thereupon given for the embodiment of the
suggestions, and an amended plan and estimate were afterwards
submitted (the estimated cost being £600) and ordered to be
forwarded to the Council.
TEMPORARY SHELTER.
On the 6th October, 1892, the Health Committee reported that
they had instructed the Clerk to enquire of neighbouring parishes
what, if any, arrangements had been made by them for providing
temporary shelter for persons who had been compelled to leave
their dwellings for the purpose of disinfection.
On the 20th October letters were received from St. James' Vestry,
stating they had instructed their Medical Officer to make arrangements
in each case for the temporary shelter of persons dislodged
for the disinfection of their rooms; and from Westminster Vestry
stating they had had for some years a set of 6 furnished rooms for
the like purpose, whereupon it was determined to enquire of the
Strand District Board as to whether they would co-operate with the
Vestry in providing the required accommodation.
On the lath December, 1892, the Clerk having reported that the
Surveyor to the Strand District Board had conferred with him
and the Vestry's Surveyor relative to the proposed co-operation
and the Health Committee, upon further consideration, being of
opinion that such a course would be undesirable, reported that
they had enquired of the Strand Union Guardians as to whether
they would be able to let such rooms as might be necessary upon
the Vestry paying an annual rent for the accommodation. A
letter was subsequently received from the Guardians stating that
they regretted not to be able to afford the required accommodation.