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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1964
Special steps are taken to ensure that the furniture and clothing
of families about to be accommodated in the Council's houses or
flats are freed from vermin. Hydrogen cyanide gas is used for the
disinfestation of the furniture, which is placed in special vans constructed
for the purpose, the process being carried out by a contractor.
The furniture of one family was dealt with during the year.
Bedding is not subjected to hydrogen cyanide but is disinfested by
steam at the Council's Disinfecting Station.
Mortuary
During the year 704 bodies of persons who died in Wandsworth
were received in the Battersea mortuary.
Crematorium
Under the Crematorium Regulations, 1930, 1,518 cremations were
authorized during 1964, compared with 1,672 in 1963.
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 1964 was 36.
Sewerage
The arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal in the district
are reasonably adequate although occasional flooding has occurred
in the Borough due to surcharging of sewers following periods of
heavy rain.