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These results, which indicate that at the time of delivery in the City, the milk was
in nearly all cases up to the official standard and free from Boric Acid or formalin,
must be regarded as very satisfactory.
The highest percentage of fat was 4.90, the lowest 2.96, while the mean was 3.87.
CREMATIONS.
The number of Cremations at the Corporation Cemetery at Ilford during the year
was 32, as compared with 20 in 1911. It will be seen from the table on page 31 that
only three Crematoria in the United Kingdom have to record a decrease in numbers,
while the total Cremations taking place in 1912 is 1,064, against 1,023 for 1911.
The increase year by year in the total number of Cremations has been maintained,
with three exceptions since 1885, when the first Crematorium in the United Kingdom
was opened at Woking.
The several large towns in the United Kingdom where Crematoria are erected
are shown in the accompanying table, and the date of opening them indicated in the
first column.
It is interesting to note that since Cremation first received legal recognition
in this country (1884) 11,047 bodies have been so disposed of.