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Circulars issued during the year from various Government
Departments dealt with official Certificates under the Public
Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937, 1948 in respect of
Bechuanaland, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Greece and Sudan;
veterinary Certificates under the Food and Drugs (Whalemeat)
Regulations in respect of Norway and Faroe Islands- disposal
of neat unfit for human consumption; prevention of nuisance
from, blowflies; approved oxydising and preservative agents,
and the Report of the Standing Interdepartmental Committee on
Accidents in the Home.
DECEASED PERSONS .
Mortuary. .Eleven bodies were received in the Council's
Mortuary during the year.
Inquests. Inquests were held on 61 residents of the
Borough: 14 deaths were due to suicide, 31 were accidental,
and 16 due to other causes (3 natural causes, 9 misadventure,
2 open verdict, 1 want of attention at birth, and 1 murder
(persons charged acquitted)).
Burials. Section 50 of the National Assistance Act,
1948, placed a duty on the Council to arrange for the burial
of any persons found dead within the borough, where no
private arrangements have been made.
47 such burials. (27 adults and children over 10,
1 under 10, 11 under 1 month and 8 stillborn babies) took
place during the year, at a cost of £372. Of this amount
£130 was recovered from the estates of the deceased' persons.
£123 is so far unrecovered, and £119 has been written off as
irrecoverable.
The requests for burials came from the following
sourcess- '
H.M.Coroner's Officer 9
Relatives of Deceased 36
Friends of Deceased 2
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