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the Registration Certificate and of the Bye-laws prominently
displayed in the registered premises. To enable this to be done
copies of these Bye-Laws were circulated to all the registered
hairdressers and barbers.
BURIALS AND CREMATION
There are four cemeteries at present being operated by the
Council, namely;
Romford (29 acres)
Upminster ( 9 acres)
Hornchurch ( 8 acres)
Rainham ( 2 acres)
During the year under review there were 942 interments in
these cemeteries, 503 at Romford, 106 at Hornchurch, 110 at
Rainham and 223 at Upminster. These figures apply to new
purchase graves, re-opened graves and common graves. The
new purchase graves during the year were:—
Romford — 221
Hornchurch — 5 (childrens section only)
Rainham — 56
Upminster — 128
Allowing for the average number of new graves over the past
three years it is estimated that the approximate life of these
cemeteries is as follows:—
Romford — 28 years
Upminster — 17 years
Rainham — 10 years
Hornchurch — Already closed for adult
new purchases, but a
childrens section is still
operating.
In addition to its cemetery facilities the Council, as a
constituent member of the South Essex Crematorium Joint
Committee, helped to maintain the modern crematorium at Corbets
Tey.
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