View report page

(24)

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 19a8. Section 50.
Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
Eight funerals were arranged under the provisions of this Section.
The funerals were carried out by Mr0 Jo Goulbom of 61, Greyhound Road,
the Council's official Contractor.
Details of the cost of the burials are as follows
* 8 Funerals as per contract £71. 3s. 3d.
Less amount recovered from estate of
deceased, or by gifts, or responsible
relatives traced £29.19s.6d.
Balance being cost to Council £4L. 3s. 9d.
* The cost of the funerals varies slightly, the average cost of
an adult being approximately £11. 10s. 0d.
MORTUARY
Following a busy period at the Mortuary when from the 1st December,
1952, to the 18th March, 1953, 250 cases were accommodated (158 post
mortem cases and 92 convenience cases) the Mortuary arrangements were
discussed with the visiting pathologists with a view to carrying out
some modest improvements.
A Vent Axia fan and fluorescent lights were installed in the post
mortem room and a lever trolley was purchased, which, in an emergency
can be used as a post mortem table. The lever trolley has greatly
facilitated the work of the Mortuary Keeper in the moving of bodies.
It is intended to increase the refrigeration accommodation as soon
as possible by altering the arrangements of the body racks of the
existing chamber.