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Section 50. Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
Arrangements were made for the burial of the bodies of eight persons
who had died in the borough. Two were men and six women and all
were over 70 years of age. Five died at home; two in the homes for
old persons and one was found dead on an open space.
VETERINARY INSPECTIONS
Mr. F. G. Buxton, m.r.c.v.s., the Veterinary Inspector, has kindly
supplied me with details of his work in the borough, under the Diseases
of Animals Acts and Orders, during 1952 as follows:—
No licences were issued under the Contagious Diseases of Animals
Acts.
One inspection was carried out under the Contagious Diseases of
Animals Acts, as piggeries in Fortis Green.
Four inspections were made under the Pet Animals Act, 1951.
Two inspections were made under the Riding Establishment Act,
1939.
No action was necessary under the Tuberculosis Order, 1925.
PUBLIC MORTUARY
The Hornsey mortuary and post-mortem room are situated at the
Central Depot, Hornsey High Street. During the year 114 bodies were
admitted and post-mortems carried out on all of them. Inquests were
held on 7 bodies.
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