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64 medical examinations were carried out of new
entrants to the Superannuation Scheme. Of these 3 were classed
as unfit.
10 examinations were made of persons on whom a special
report was required in connection with absence through illness.
32 examinations were undertaken for other authorities.
PUBLIG MORTUARY, NEW END
During the year, 252 bodies were admitted to the
Mortuary and 248 post-mortem examinations were carried out.
The following table shows how the bodies were admitted and the
cause of death;-
Natural Causes 208
Suicides: Hanging 3
Railway 1
Coal gas poisoning 11
Drugs 6 21
Accidental: Falls 6
Motor vehicle accidents 3
Coal gas poisoning 1 10
Post operative 6
Homicide 1
Bodies brought for accommodation only 6
Total 252
No. of bodies admitted by order of: Coroner 213
Police 3
Ambulance 21
Marie Curie Hospital10
New End Hospital 3
Others 2
252
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948. SECTION 50
8 funerals were carried out during 1955, compared with
16 in 1954. In three cases the full amount of the funeral expenses
was recovered, either from the estate of the deceased or from liable
relatives. 2 burials were of newly bom children found on the
Heath and in both cases the police were unable to trace the parents.
The three remaining cases were still outstanding at the end of the
year but it did not appear likely that the Council would succeed in
recovering more than a small portion of the cost of burial.