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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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Table of Fees for Interments in the Borough Cemetery. Approved as regards the Borough Council's Fees at a Meeting of the Council held on the 6th November, 1901, and as regards fees payable to Ministers of Religion, by the Secretary of State, on the 30th December, 1901.
| Residents. | Non-Residents. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Council, including Labour. | Incumbent or Minister. | TOTAL. | Borough Council, including Labour. | Incumbent or Minister. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Grave: | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | 10ft. deep; if less, £1 ad-ditional fee; if more, 2s. per ft. addi-tional. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Interment | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | - | - | — | |||||||||
| ,, Child under 12 (in a Child's Grave)... | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | - | — | |||||||||
| Stillborn Child, or Child under one month of age (without service) | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | _ | -_ | |||||||||||
| Selected Ground: —Purchase of Grave Space | *2 | 10 | 0 | — | *2 | 10 | 0 | - | - | — | |||||||||||
| Special Reserved Spaces from £3 10s. upwards | - | — | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| ,, Do. Avenue from £5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | — | |||||||||||||||
| Grave Grant | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Interment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| „ Child under 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Brick Graves:—Purchase of Grave Space | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Extra Digging | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| In Avenue | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | — | |||||||||||
| Interment | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Removing and re-fixing Head and Foot Stone | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| ,, Do. with Monument | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| Early or Late Fee | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Placing Head or Foot Stone (not exceeding 5ft. in height), or Flat Stone (not exceeding 6in. in height) | 1 | 1 | 0 | †0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | †1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Do. | Tomb Stone or Monument | 2 | 2 | 0 | †1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | †2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Do. | Miniature Stone (24in. by 16in.) | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Do. | Iron Tablet of approved pattern | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
†These fees are payable only in the case of interments in the Consecrated Ground.