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28 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1960
Mortuary
The arrangement, made in 1956, between this Council and Battersea
Borough Council, whereby the latter undertook, on agreed terms, to
use their mortuary for the reception of bodies of Wandsworth residents,
continued and is working satisfactorily.
During the year 718 bodies of persons who died in Wandsworth
were received in the Battersea mortuary in addition to the reception
of bodies of persons dying in Battersea.
Crematorium
Under the Crematorium Regulations, 1930, 1,565 cremations were
authorised during 1960, compared with 1,582 in 1959.
Burial of the Dead
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, it is the
responsibility of the Council to arrange for the burial of persons who
die or are found dead in the Borough, and for whom no suitable
burial arrangements are made or are being made.
The number of persons buried under the provisions of the Act
during 1960 was 19.
Sewerage
The arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal in the district
are reasonably adequate although flooding has occurred in the
borough due to surcharging of sewers following periods of heavy
rain.