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National Assistance Act, 1948
Section 50 of this Act imposed on the Borough Council, as from
5th July, 1948, the duty to arrange for the burial or cremation of persons
in cases where no private funeral arrangements were being made.
This work was formerly carried out by the L.C.C. and the Borough
Council made temporary arrangements to continue in force the L.C.C.
contracts with two firms of undertakers for the carrying out of funerals
in the Borough. The costs of funerals vary in accordance with the
age of the deceased, the maximum cost for the interment of an adult
in a Third Division grave being £9 Is. 6d. Interments are carried out at
the Hampstead Cemetery, Fortune Green Road, N.W.6.
Provision is made in the Act for the recovery of the cost of the funeral,
where possible, from the estate of the deceased or from certain liable
relatives.
Up to the 31st December, 1948, seven funerals had been carried out
at a total cost of £45 8s. 6d., of which £21 15s. Ojd. had been recovered.
Sanitary Administration
I am pleased to report that steady progress has been maintained in
this section of the Department's activities.
The following important public health functions are the responsibility
of the Local Authority, and receive the close attention of your Sanitary
Officers :—
General.
Disinfestation.
Drainage.
Factories.
Houses let in Lodgings.
Nuisances.
Offensive Trades.
Pharmacy and Poisons Registration.
Rag Flock Regulations.
Rats and Mice Destruction.
Shops Act Inspection.
Smoke Abatement.
Food and Drugs.
Bakehouses.
Butter and Margarine Premises.
Chemical Analysis and Bacteriological Examination of Food.
Food Adulteration and Labelling.
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Curers.
Horseflesh Premises.
Ice Cream Makers and Vendors.
Inspection and Condemnation of Unsound Food.
Meat Regulations.
Preserved Food Manufacturers.
Restaurants.
Housing.
Inspections of Individual Properties.
Overcrowding.
Surveys of Areas.
Underground Rooms.