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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948,
Aged and Infirm persona.
The provisions of Section 224 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, are now included in Section 47 of the above Act.
This relates to the removal of chronic sick, aged or infirm
persons, living in insanitary conditions without proper care
and attention.
During the year 2 oases were compulsorily removed to
institutions, but numerous visits were also made by the Sanitary
Inspector in connection with the voluntary removal of old people
living alone, admissions to hospitals, and provision of Home
Help and home nursing facilities.
Burials.
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, the
Council is required to arrange for the burial or cremation of all
persons found dead in the Borough whore there are no other
arrangements for the disposal of the body.
This provision came into force in July 1948, and since that
date the Council has arranged for the burial of 14 bodies which
were interred at Streatham Park Cemetery.
In these cases there wore either no known relatives of the
deceased, or the relatives were unable to defray private funeral
costs.
In the few instances whore any effects of value were found
belonging to the deceased, these were sold by the Counoil to
defray the expenses incurred.
MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
The following is a statement of the work of the Mortuary and
Coroner's Court during the year.
Post Mortems without inquests 830
Post Mortems with inquest, 252
Inquests with Post Mortems elsewhere 1
Bodies Brought in for convenience 1
1084