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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough.
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Mrs. L. Hilldrith (Greenwich Labour Party—Charlton
Women's Section)
Mrs. N. C. Lewis (Vice-Chairman) (Inner Wheel Club of
Greenwich)
Miss K. Rackham (British Red Cross Society)
Mrs. F. Stapley (British Legion, Women's Section)
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 1960, arrangements were made under the above Act
for the burial of six bodies, 4 male, 1 female and one unknown, at
a total cost to the Council of £17 8s. Od.
Summary of Work Performed by the Public Health Inspectors during the Year 1960
| Inspections— | |
| Houses inspected (House-to-House) | 17 |
| „ „ (Complaints, nuisances) | 1,040 |
| „ „ (Infectious Disease) | 316 |
| „ „ (Overcrowding) | 34 |
| Re-inspections, calls made, etc | 6,823 |
| Inspections of Factories | 276 |
| „ „ Shops | 4 |
| „ „ Hairdressers or Barbers | 33 |
| „ „ Licensed Victuallers | 3 |
| „ „ Pet Shops | 5 |
| „ „ Stables and yards | 11 |
| „ „ Urinals | 62 |
| i„ „ Houses let in Lodgings | 1 |
| „ „ Outworkers premises | 38 |
| „ Under Clean Air Act | 5,662 |
| „ Miscellaneous | 1,101 |
| Inspection of Premises (Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933) | 11 |
| „ „ „ (Rent Acts) | 72 |
| Investigations (Rats and Mice) | 229 |
| On notice from Architects and Builders | 605 |
| 16,343 |
316
„ „ (Overcrowding)
34
Re-inspections, calls made, etc
6,823
Inspections of Factories
276
„ „ Shops
4
„ „ Hairdressers or Barbers
33
„ „ Licensed Victuallers
3
„ „ Pet Shops
5
„ „ Stables and yards
11
„ „ Urinals
62
i„ „ Houses let in Lodgings
1
„ „ Outworkers premises
38
„ Under Clean Air Act
5,662
„ Miscellaneous
1,101
Inspection of Premises (Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933)
11
„ „ „ (Rent Acts)
72
Investigations (Rats and Mice)
229
On notice from Architects and Builders
605
16,343