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(c) Cases where full cost has been
borne by the Council 5
(i) Number of these where there was
no estate or "liable" relative 3
(ii) Number of these where "liable"
relatives were unable to
contribute 2
Amount recovered by the end of the year £235. 17s. 6d.
Additional amount expected to be
recovered 6. 18s. 1d. £242. 15s. 7d.
Irrecoverable 111. 2s. 8d.
Total cost £353. 18s. 3d.
Of the twenty-seven cases dealt with, twelve were eligible for
Death Grant from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. The
total amount recovered from this source amounted to £120. 0s. 0d. (included
in the above figures.)
Since the National Assistance Act came into force on the 5th
July, 1948, the Council have arranged for the burial of three hundred
and forty-four persons under Section 50.
Public Mortuary
The number of bodies taken to the Public Mortuary, maintained
by the Council at No. 1A, Hornton Place, W.8., during the year was
four hundred and twenty-seven. Post-mortem examinations were made
of three hundred and fifty-seven cases, and in seventy instances the
Coroner "held inquests.
Borough Cremation Service
The General Cemetery Company, who own the Kensal Green
Crematorium situated at the north-west corner of the borough, agreed
with the Council to make a reduced standard charge of four guineas
for cremation of Kensington residents, subject to certain financial
conditions. The agreement came into force on the 1st January, 1951.
In 1956, there were two hundred and fifty-five Kensington
cremations, in comparison with two hundred and fifty-six in 1955 and
one hundred and ninety-six in 1954 and sixty in 1948; the latter year
was taken as the basis on which the financial provisions of the
agreement were framed.
Medical Examinations of Staff
The Medical Officer of Health undertakes all medical
examinations of staff for the purposes of the Borough Council's
Superannuation Scheme. During the year one hundred and seventy-three
examinations were made.
Dog Nuisances
Apart from being an objectionable social offence, fouling
of footways by dogs is a public health nuisance for which an adequate
remedy is hard to find.
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While it has been shown that dogs can carry and excrete germs