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SECTION E
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION
Staff
The inspectorate at the end of the year consisted of one
Senior Sanitary Inspector, eleven district inspectors, two Food
and Drugs Inspectors and one woman Sanitary Inspector,
with vacancies for one permanent and two temporary
inspectors.
Exhumation and Re-interment of Bodies
During the year twelve licences were granted by the
Secretary of State for the exhumation and removal of bodies
from graves in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Harrow Road.
Each of these was attended by the Sanitary Inspector for
this area and in each case it was possible to certify that the
removal was carried out in a proper manner.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Restrictions Act, 1920/39
During the year nine applications were received for
certificates under the above Act and in five cases certificates
were granted.
This total includes four applications from owners, all of
which were issued as the work specified had been completed
satisfactorily.
Coroner's Court and Public Mortuary
An increase in the number of bodies admitted to the Public
Mortuary and the number of post mortem examinations
conducted, occurred during the year. There was, however,
a decrease in the number of inquests held.
The Mortuary was closed for four weeks during the month
of August and during this period twenty-two bodies which
normally would have been admitted were taken to the
Kensington Mortuary, kindly made available to us by the
Royal Borough.
The Mortuary and Court were also used by the Boroughs of
Fulham, Chelsea and Kensington.
The Mortuary is equipped with a large refrigeration plant
and this ensures a completely satisfactory standard of hygiene.
An additional assistant Mortuary Keeper was appointed
during the autumn and it is the intention that the work of the
part-time cleaners shall be absorbed by the male staff.
Furthermore, by staggering the staff's working hours, a more
even distribution of attendants will be possible.