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that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body have been or are being
made otherwise than by the Council. The body of one person was dealt with under
this section during the year.
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."
Two exhumations took place at cemeteries 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 712 occasions.
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