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EXHUMATIONS
Licences for the removal of human remains under the Burial Act, 1857, state,
inter alia: “It is considered advisable that the Medical Officer of Health should
be notified whenever such a licence is granted in order that he may be in a position
to take (under his general powers) any action that may appear to him to be
necessary in the interests of public health.”
One exhumation took place at a cemetery within the Borough. A public
health inspector was present to ensure that the conditions of the Home Office
Exhumation Certificate were observed.
MORTUARY
Under Section 198 of the Public Health Act, 1936, a local authority may,
and if directed by the Minister shall provide a mortuary and a post-mortem room.
The Council provides a service through arrangement with the Hospital Management
Committee for the use of the facilities at the Prince of Wales Hospital,
Tottenham, at an agreed charge. The mortuary facilities were made available on
517 occasions.
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