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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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107.—A table of fees was adopted on the 23rd July, 1902, and
Burial Fees, application made to the Local Government Board for
their approval. Several letters were received from residents
calling attention to the increase in the re-opening fees, and a letter
was received from the Local Government Board on the subject.
108.—The fees made in July were revoked on the 21st
January, 1903, and a fresh table approved, which the Local
Government Board sanctioned. A clause was inserted in the
table providing that the fees for second and subsequent interments
in earthen graves, &c., in which the exclusive right of burial had
been granted prior to the coming into force of the present table of
fees should be the same as the re-opening fees in force at the time
such exclusive right of burial was granted.
109.—The fees are as follows:—
| I.—Interment Fees:— | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) In a grave in respect of which no exclusive right of Burial has been granted:— | ||||
| For the interment of the body of a still-born child, or of a child whose age at the time of death did not exceed one month | o | 2 | 6 | |
| For the interment of the body of a child whose age at the time of death exceeded one month, but did not exceed 6 years | o | 7 | 0 | |
| For the interment of the body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded 6 years, but did not exceed 12 years | o | 10 | 0 | |
| For the interment of the body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded 12 years | o | 14 | 0 | |
| For the interment in the Wandsworth and Streatham Cemeteries of the body of a person chargeable to the Union | o | 10 | 0 | |
| (2) In an earthen grave, walled grave, or vault, in respect of which an exclusive right of burial has been granted:— | ||||
| For the interment of the body of a still-born child, or of the body of a person whose age at the time of death did not exceed 12 years | Ground A, B, C, D | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | |||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||