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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
Section 50: Burial of the Dead.
Fortyseven funerals were arranged under the provisions
of this section.
Details of the Burials are as follows:-
| St .Patrick's R.C . Leyton-stone . | East London C .of E. Plaistow | Tower Hamlets C.of E. Southern GroVe. | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults and children over 10. | M | 5 | 6 | 26 | |
| F | l | 2 | 10 | ||
| Children under 10 years . | M | l | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | |||
| Children of and under 1 month. | M | 2 | - | 2 | |
| F | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Stillborn. | M | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| F | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
| Totals : | 9 | 30 | 8 | 47 | |
Section 47 :Removal to suitable premises of
persons in need of care and attention.
This section,operated by Borough Councils, relates to the
compulsory removal to suitable premises of persons in need of
care and attention.
During the year it became necessary for me to apply to
a Court of summary jurisdiction for the removal, under this
section, of two persons - one of whom died two days prior to
the date of hearing.
Details of the cases are as follows:-
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