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Public Mortuary.
The arrangement made with the Acton Council for the use
of the Acton mortuary was continued during the year. Two
hundred and twelve bodies were taken to this mortuary and postmortem
examinations were carried out in two hundred and six
cases.
It should again be stressed that the provision of a public
mortuary is an urgent necessity in a Town the size of Ealing.
National Assistance Act, 1948.
Under Section 50 of this Act which places the duty of causing
to be buried or cremated the body of any person found dead in
the area of a local Authority where it appears that no suitable
arrangements for the disposal of the body are likely to be made
by any other person, the burials of nine persons were carried out.
In two cases, payment was recovered in full and in one case, in
part. As there was no estate on which to claim in the remaining
seven cases the cost was borne by the Local Authority.