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Burial or Cremation of the Dead.—Under Section, 50 of
the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Council is required to arrange
for the burial or cremation of any person who has died or has been
found dead in the Borough if in such cases it appears to the Council
that no suitable funeral arrangements have been or are being made.
The Council is empowered, if it so desires, to recover expenses
for the burial or cremation from the estate of the deceased person or
from any person who, for the purposes of this Act, was liable to
maintain the deceased person immediately prior to his death.
During 1957, arrangements were made under the above Act for
the burial of 4 bodies. In 2 instances expenses were recovered from
death grants and from relatives but in the remaining cases the burials
were arranged at a cost to the Council of £9.16s.5d.
Exhumations.—One exhumation was carried out during the
year and the Public Health Inspector of the district was present to
see that the usual precautions were observed.
Summary of Work Performed by the Public Health Inspectors during
the Year 1957
Inspections—
Houses inspected (House-to-House) 16
„ „ (Complaints, nuisances) 1,344
„ „ (Infectious Disease) 275
,, ,, (Overcrowding) 62
Re-inspections, calls made, etc. 9,631
Inspections of Factories 443
„ „ Shops 30
„ „ Hairdressers or Barbers 68
„ „ Licensed Victuallers 28
„ „ Pet Shops 10
„ „ Stables and yards 21
„ „ Urinals 100
„ „ Houses let in Lodgings 17
„ ,, Outworkers premises 69
„ Under Clean Air Act 87
„ Miscellaneous 1,129
Inspection of Premises (Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933) 95
„ ,, (Rents Acts) 120
Investigations (Rats and Mice) 491
On notice from Builder 550
14,586