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BURIAL OF PERSONS WITHOUT MEANS.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 50 of the National
Assistance Act, 1948, it became, on and from 5th July, the responsibility
of local authorities to arrange for the burials (or cremations) of
persons in respect of whom no other suitable arrangements can be made.
By the end of the year, forty-three cases had been dealt with, detail tails of
which are as follows:-
Adults and children over ten years of age 22
Children between five and ten years of age 10
Still births 11
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MORTUARY FACILITIES
These are adequately provided for under an agreement between
Hammersmith Borough Council and this authority, whereby the former body
has made available all facilities at their Mortuary.
Forty-eight applications were received for the retention or
entry in the Council's list of traders entitled to sell poisons as set
out in Part II of the Poisons List, Of this number, two were in respect
of primary applications.
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS.
The total (corrected) number of notifications received during
the year (894) were made up as follows:-
Cerebro-spinal fever 4 Pneumonia, Acute Primary 14
Diphtheria 2 Puerperal Pyrexia 8
Dysentery 31 Scabies 35
Eryspielas 7 Scarlet Fever 66
Food Poisoning 4 Tuberculosis, Pulmonary 73
Measles 404 Tuberculosis,
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 4 Non-Pulmonary 8
Paratyphoid Fever 1 typhoid Fever 1
Poliomyelitis 2 Whooping Cough 230
Two cases were notified, both being adults. There were no
deaths.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
A weekly clinic was held at the Violet Melchett Infant Welfare
Centre throughout the year. Sessions were also carried out by the
Centre at various schools in the Borough. The total number of new cases
dealt with was 683, as compared with 545 in 1947.
Two cases of Poliomyelitis were confirmed during the year.
One suffered no ill effects, whilst the other is still undergoing
treatment at an orthopaedic hospital.