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The St. Gabriel's Church Hall, Glasgow Terrace, S.W.I, and
St. Barnabas Church Hall, Ranelagh Grove, S.W.I, have been earmarked,
for use as temporary rest centres, by courtesy of the respective Vicars of
these Parishes, and the staff of the centres will be provided by City
Council Officers and members of the Westminster. Wardens' Association.
Bubial or Cremation of the Dead.
Under the provisions of Section 50 of the National Assistance Act,
1948, it is the duty of the City Council as a sanitary authority to cause
to be buried or cremated the body of any person who has died or is
found dead in the area, where no other arrangements have been made for
the disposal of the body.
The Council is empowered to recover the cost of burial from the estate
of the deceased, and as from the 5th July, 1949, is eligible to receive
payments in respect of the cost of such burial from death grants payable
under the provisions of the National Insurance Act, 1946. Some 75 per
cent. of the cost of all burials carried out during the year has been
recovered from these sources.
Where persons without known relatives die in the City, it is frequently
necessary not only to arrange for their burial, but to dispose of the contents
of their homes. This course is necessary to enable the proceeds to be
applied towards the cost of burial and also to avoid rent accruing and to
release the accommodation for housing Purposes as early as possible.