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MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
764 bodies were rcceived into the Mortuary dining the year,
and 416 inquests held, the fees for which amounting to £29 15s. 6d.
have been paid to the Vestry.
The reduction in the amount of fees received is due to the County
Council having made a new arrangement under the Public Health
(London) Act which came into operation on the 1st April, 1891.
This arrangement was that the use of rooms for the holding of
inquests should be paid for by time instead of per case as heretofore.
For four hours or less the payment of 7s. only is allowed, and for more
than four hours 10s.
REGISTRATION OF HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
(29 and 30 Vic., Cap. 30.)
There are now 300 houses upon the register. Seven houses in
Hercules Place and two in Hornsey Road were demolished during the
year, whilst two other houses were taken off the register by resolution
of the Vestry upon the application of the owners the houses in
question having been let to one family.
DISORDERLY HOUSES.
One warrant has been obtained against the keeper of a disorderly
house with the result that the person charged was fined £20.
The fine was paid. The warrant mentioned in the last annual report
as remaining unexecuted at Lady Day, 1891, was executed in
June, 1891. The magistrate inflicted a fine of £10 or one
month's imprisonment. The fine was paid. Observation was kept
during the year on sixty houses with regard to which complaints had
been received and notices were served on the occupiers of most of these
piemises with the result that in nearly every case the houses were
vacated without further trouble.
Two claims were made upon the Vestry for the informer's fee of
£10 in respect of the prosecution and conviction of Jane Turner in June,
1891, for managing the Wellington Coffee House, 18, York Road, as a
common brothel. The claims were paid.