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considerable improvement on the former state of
things, though by no means as perfect as
might be.
A brief description of the buildings designed
and erected for this purpose may not be uninteresting.
An up-to-date mortuary should
consist of three separate buildings ; one is the
mortuary proper or dead-house, the second is the
post-mortem room, and the third is for the use of
the medical practitioners attending and to serve
as a store for such things as are required for use
and have to be kept in safety and good order.
The estimated cost of the mortuary was £700, and
as all expenditure is not completed, I cannot yet
say what the total outlay will be. The mortuary
buildings as at present consist of two separate
rooms both of the same size, placed side by
side with a space of some 12 or 15 feet
between them. The mortuary proper is 20ft. by
12ft. constructed of brick with tile roof, lighted
by two windows 5ft. by 3ft., made to partly open.
It is ventilated by two inlet and two outlet tubes,
the latter in the roof. The floor is laid with
mosaic pavement on concrete and provided with a
white glazed channel in the centre covered with
an iron grating to convey the drainage outside
over a trapped gully.
The interior is furnished with a portable
enamelled iron ware and sloping table, and also
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