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Case C.—A woman of 84 years who had been living alone since the death
of her husband, did her own shopping and had domestic help one morning
per week. She was quite unable to care for herself and was drinking excessively.
Ultimately she agreed to go into a home for old people and now appears
happier and more contented.
Section 50.—Burial or Cremation of the Dead
Arrangements were made for the burial of the bodies of five persons
who had died in the borough. One was a newly born male child who
had been found in Finsbury Park and the other four were aged women,
two of whom lived alone and two in a home for old people.
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