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Bermondsey 1962

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962

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Section 50
Under this section of the Act it is the Council's responsibility
to arrange for the burial or cremation of a person dying in the
Borough where there are no relatives, or others, who would be prepared
to make the funeral arrangements. Where possible in such
cases, the Council's expenses, inclusive of an administrative charge,
are recoverable from the deceased's estate.
During the year, funeral arrangements were made for two unknown
still-born children, whose bodies were recovered from the
Thames, and for an old man who was found dead in his flat by one
of the department's Public Health Assistants. In the latter case it
was not possible to trace any near relatives although it was believed
that the deceased had a daughter who had lived in Birmingham.

STREET AND OPEN MARKETS Street Markets

Total Income for 1962£4417 2 9
Number of licences in operation:
Albion Street4
Bermondsey Street41
Railway Approach15
Southwark Park Road46
Tower Bridge Road29
Trident Street2
Various10
Total147

Bermondsey Square (New Caledonian)

Income for 1962£5020 10 0
Number of licences in operation226

Unlicensed Trading
There were two prosecutions for unlicensed trading during 1962.
The results were as follows: —
Case 1
Fine £1 10 0
Costs £2 0 0
Fine £1 0 0
Costs 10 0
Case 2
Two other summonses were issued but were unable to be served
on the offenders.
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