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Hammersmith 1894
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Parish of Hammersmith for the year ending December 29th, 1894.
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HAMMERSMITH PAROCHIAL CEMETERY, MARGRAVINE ROAD, HAMMERSMITH. W. REVISED TABLE OF FEES. Approved at a Vestry Meeting, 17th January, 1884. Approved as regards the Church Fees, by the Bishop of London; and as regards the Burial Board Fees, by the Secretary of State, 4th February, 1884. CONSECRATED GROUND.
| Residents. | Non-Residents. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burial Board, including Labour. | Incumbent. | ParishOlerk. | Total. | Burial Board including Labour. | Vicar. | Parish Clerk. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Grave:- | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | 10th deep; if less 1l. additional fee; if more, 2s. per ft. additional. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | 10ft.deep; if less 1l. additional fee; if more. 2s. per ft. additional. |
| Interment | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| „ Child under 12 (in a Child's Grave) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Selected Ground:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of Grave Space | 2 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Special Reserved Spaces from £3 10s. upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | ||
| „ Child under 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Brick Graves:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of Grave Space | 4 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extra Digging | 1 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| In Avenue | 5 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Interment | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Placing Head and Foot Stone, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| „ Flat Stone (not exceeding 6in. high) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | l | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| „ Tomb Stone or Monument | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Removing and Re-fixing Head and Foot Stone | 0 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Early or Late Fee | 0 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
UNCONSECRATED GROUND.
The Fees to the Burial Board, including labour, are the same in every particular a." in the Consecrated Ground; exclusive of the Fees to the
Vicar, Incumbent, and Parish Clerk. The Chaplain appointed by the Burial Board will perform the Service at the uniform charge of 4s. in each case:
or if the friends of the deceased provide the Minister, the use of the Chapel will only be granted to a recognised Minister of some Chapel licensed
for Public Worship, and in which case the name of the Minister and Chapel must be furnished with the Order for Interment.