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City of Westminster 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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the cost of such burial from death grants payable under the provisions of
the National Insurance Act, 1946.
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 is done in consultation with the Treasury
Solicitor. Such action 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.
During the year 43 burials were undertaken by the City Council, 42
in its Cemetery at Hanwell, and one at Kensal Green Cemetery, for which
special arrangements were made. The requests for the burials were
received from the following sources:—
H.M. Coroner 21
Relatives of the deceased 12
Friends of the deceased 1
Hospitals in the City 8
General Practitioner 1*
43
* Private grave at Kensal Green Cemetery.
CORONER'S COURT AND MORTUARY
During 1958 287 bodies were received in the Mortuary on Coroner's Warrants, etc. Twenty-one bodies were admitted to await burial.
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