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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1948. Section 50.
Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
Nine funerals were arranged under the provisions of this Section
of the Act.
Details of the cost of the burials are as follows:-
* 9 Funerals as per contract £97. 5. 0.
Less amount recovered from estate of deceased, or
by gifts, or responsible relatives traced £46.15.9.
Balance being cost to Council.
* The cost of the funerals varies slightly, the average cost of an
adult being approximately £12.0.0.
MORTUARY.
It had been evident for some time that the refrigeration accommodation
at the Mortuary was insufficient to cope with any sudden emergency
such as occurred following the severe fog of December, 1952, including
many post-mortem cases. It was decided that the most practical way
of increasing the accommodation was a reconstruction of the refrigeration
chamber by altering the depth of the compartments, thus providing
3-tier compartments instead of 2-tier, and increasing the accommodation
by one-third.
The following cases were dealt with during the years:-
No. of post mortems carried out by order of the Coroner 242
No. of convenience cases 149
Total. 391