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St Pancras 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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National Assistance Act, 1948
Section 50 - Burials
During the year 1961 the Department carried out 79 burials at a gross cost of £885.13s. 7d which represents an average of £11. 4s. 4d per burial.
£869.lis. 7d was recovered from the following sources:-
| £ | s | d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals | 295 | 0 | 11 |
| Death grants | 359 | 17 | 5 |
| Assurance Companies | 49 | 14 | 0 |
| Employers | 26 | 4 | 5 |
| Private persons | 57 | 14 | 0 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| Post Office Savings Bank | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Cash on body or at home | 48 | 5 | 10 |
| National Assistance Board | 11 | 6 |
SMOKE CONTROL AREAS
The St. Pancras (No. 1) Smoke Control Area, the Order for which was confirmed
by the Minister of Housing and Local Government on the 27th February, 1959, became
operative from the 1st September, 1959, and includes that part of Ward 7 bounded
by Euston Road on the north, Torrington Place and Byng Place on the south, Gordon
Square and Gordon Street on the east, and Tottenham Court Road on the west.
Area No.2 includes the remainder of Ward 7, was confirmed by the Minister
on the 26th May. 1960, and became operative on the 1st December, 1960.
The third area, consisting of Ward 8, was confirmed by the Minister on the
18th January, 1961, and became operative on the 1st October, 1961, so that the
whole of the St. Pancras area south of Euston Road is now a smoke control area.
Investigations were proceeding at the end of the year in Ward 1 which will
become area No.4, operative on the 1st October, 1963,