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Cemeteries.
44. The two Borough Cemeteries were well maintained
as usual. 679 bodies were buried in the Woolwich Cemetery,
compared with 609, 613, and 669, in the three previous
years. There were 690 interments in the Plumstead Cemetery,
compared with 656, 732, and 696, in the three previous
years. 47 burials took place in Plumstead Churchyard,
compared with 22, 59, and 51, in the three preceding years.
There has been an increase in burials in the Churchyard
during the past three years. It is much to be desired in
the interests of public health and social amenity that interments
in this burial ground, which is now surrounded by
houses, should cease.
Cemetery Accommodation for Eltham. In 1910 I reported
that there was burial accommodation for Eltham
parish for five years only, and recommended the provision
of a small Cemetery with a Crematorium. I also recommended
that the Council should endeavour to further any
project by which the means of communication with the
Woolwich Cemetery might be improved.
Cleansing of Verminous Persons.
45. The station for cleansing verminous persons was
opened in November, 1906. During 1911 it was used by
509 persons, compared with 257, 262, 408, and 590, in the
four previous years. The users were 123 adults (viz., 1
female and 122 males) and 386 children (viz., 210 females
and 176 males).
3,123 articles were disinfected, and the disinfector was
used 361 times. The adults came mainly from common