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the Sanitary Act, 1866, and of the 89th and 90th
Sections of the City of London Sewers' Act, 1848,
have received attention from the Commissioners;
and a place has been provided in Grolden-lane, with
all necessary apparatus and attendance, for the disinfection
of clothing, bedding, and other infected
articles free of charge (Sect. 23); and a proper place
has also been provided in Grolden-lane for the reception
of dead bodies (Sections 27 and 28 Sanitary
Act, 1866, and Sections 89 and 90 of the City of
London Sewers' Act, 1848). Both of these places
have been constructed on the most approved principles
from the designs of Mr. Haywood, and the
general arrangement of them may be seen from the
drawing which accompanies this Report. A Keeper
has been appointed to take charge of these places,
and I have drawn up a statement of the duties which
he has to perform. (See No. XIV. of Appendix).
As regards the removal of dead bodies, I have
prepared a general notice of the method of procedure,
and of the provisions of the two Acts of Parliament—(see
No. XV. of Appendix)—which I am
of opinion should be freely circulated among the
Surgeons, the Poor Law Officers, and the Undertakers
of the City. When proceedings are taken
under the provisions of the Sanitary Act, 1866 (Section
27), it is necessary in the first place to obtain