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Alderman W. S. Manners, M.B.E.
Councillor Mrs. M. L. Bennett
Councillor Mrs. J. E. Chrisp
Councillor H. W. H. Icough
Councillor Mrs. E. Pennington
Elected Representatives
Mr. A. S. Churchill (Blackheath Branch N.F.O.A.P.A.)
Mrs. M. Gardener (Women's Voluntary Service)
Mrs. L. Hildrith (Greenwich Labour Party—Charlton
Women's Section)
Mrs. H. Howard (Oaklands Darby & Joan Club)
Mrs. I. Phillips (British Legion—Women's Section)
Miss K. Rackham (Vice-Chairman) (British Red Cross
Society)
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 1963, arrangements were made under the above Act
for the burial of 8 bodies, 7 male and 1 female, at a total cost to
the Council of £9 2s. 6d.
Exhumations.—No exhumations were carried out during the
current year.
Mortuary Accommodation.—Arrangements exist between
the Greenwich Council and the Councils of Deptford and Lewisham for bodies to be accommodated at their respective mortuaries
prior to inquests and post mortems or while awaiting burial.
During the current year some 410 bodies were so accommodated (287 at Deptford and 123 at Lewisham) at a cost to the
Council of £731 17s. Od.