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THE MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT, 1891.
From the 1st January to the 31st December, 1891, 720 bodies
were received at the Mortuary, the daily average being .19.
407 inquests have been held during the same period, the sum
of £39 1s. 6d. having been paid to the Vestry for the accommodation
afforded by the Coroner's Court.
The proportion of inquests to deaths was 0.9 per cent. for
the whole year.
The reduction in the amount of fees received during the year is
due to the fact that the County Council made a new schedule of fees
payable by the Coroner on holding inquests, which came into
operation on the 1st of April, 1891.
The Council has decided to pay for the use of rooms on the
holding of inquests by time instead of per case, as heretofore, e.g.,
when such room is used for four hours or less, the payment of 7s.
only is allowed, and for more than four hours 10s. But as the Coroner
seldom sits longer than four hours at a time, and generally twice a
week, the amount has not exceeded 14s. per week, hence the reduction
in the amount received.
SANITARY WORK OF THE YEAR, 1891-92,
Table No. IX.
This table of the Sanitary work has been prepared in the usual
manner showing in the upper portion the number and variety of the
inspections, re-inspections, and calls made by the District Inspectors
during the year, and in the lower portion the amendments effected.
In addition, the Inspectors generally have reported the premises
from which they have found the removal of dust to be necessary on
making their ordinary inspections.