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During the year twelve cases were dealt with, at a total cost of £185 7s. 6d. The
total amount recovered during the year in respect of burials was £211 17s. 4d. The cases
had come to the notice of the Public Health Department from the following sources:—
Coroner's Officer 5
French Hospital 3
Friends or Relatives of Deceased 3
St. Paul's Hospital 1
New Legislation
Local Government Act, 1958
This Act provides inter alia for the payment of a general grant to local authorities
in lieu of grants previously paid for specific purposes. Included in the latter are grants
payable under section eleven of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949, and the
grants payable under subsection five of section twenty-nine of the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, towards the repayment of sums paid by way of compensation in respect of milk
which is infected or suspected of being infected.
Children Act, 1958
Came into force on 1st April, 1959. Makes fresh provision for the protection of
children living away from their parents and amends the law relating to the adoption of
children.
Water Act, 1958
Enables the Minister of Housing and Local Government to make provision for dealing
with an existing or threatened serious deficiency of supplies of water, because of exceptional
shortage of rain.
Dark Smoke (Permitted Periods) Regulations, 1958
These Regulations which came into operation on the 1st June, 1958, specify the
limits of emissions of smoke which may be left out of account for the purpose of section
one of the Clean Air Act, 1956.
Clean Air Act, 1956 (Appointed Day) Order, 1958
This Order brought into operation on the 1st June, 1958, those provisions of the
Clean Air Act, 1956, not already brought into operation by the Clean Air Act, 1956
(Appointed Day) Order, 1956.