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Furthermore, as the Commissioners of Sewers are desirous that
the poor themselves should use the said Mortuary, in accordance
with the provisions of the 89th Section of the " City of London
Sewers' Act, 1848," as a fit and proper place in which their dead
may remain, until removed for interment, they also give notice
that permission will be granted under proper rules and restrictions,
to deposit the bodies of their dead, at the City Mortuary Chamber
in Golden-lane, previously to interment; and for this purpose,
application through the undertaker, should be made to the Sanitary
Clerk at the Sewers' Office, Guildhall, where all information
on the subject may be obtained.
The clause of the Act last referred to is as follows :—
89//i Section of the " City of London Sewers Act, 1848."
"And whereas the poor at all times have great difficulty in obtaining and
frequently are utterly unable to obtain a fit and proper place, in which
their dead may remain until removed for interment; but are compelled
to let the corpse remain in the room which the living occupy, whereby
great mortality is often occasioned, especially in cases of contagious
and infectious disorders. Be it enacted that it shall be lawful for the
Commissioners, from time to time, if they Shall I think fit so to do, to
provide fit and proper places, in which the poor under proper rules
and restrictions, may be permitt d to deposit the bodies of their dead
previously to interment, and to cause the bodies so deposited therein
to be decently taken care of, so long as the Commissioners shall allow
the same to remain."
Rules and Restrictions for depositing the Bodies of the
Poor In the Mortuary Chamber in Golden Lane, according
to the Provisions of the 89th Section of the "City
of London Sewers' Act, 1848":—
1st.—Application for permission to deposit a dead body in the
Mortuary Chamber, must at all times be made to the
Sanitary Clerk, by the undertaker employed in the case.
2nd.—The said undertaker shall fill up a form, stating, that the
dead body shall be enclosed in a proper coffin, and that it
shall be conveyed to the Mortuary Chamber, and also
removed therefrom in a hearse, or otherwise in a decent and
proper manner, and he shall undertake to remove the dead
body for interment, within the time prescribed in the
order.