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MQRTUARY.- A (Coroner's Court, Mortuary (with special provision
for Infeotious Disease cases) and a post-mortem room is provided
by your Council at Queen's Road Cemetery.
The Cemetery Superintendent reports that the number of
inquests and post-mortems vere as follows: -
Inquests only 94
Post-Mortems 114
Post-Mortems end Inquests
(Not included in above) 23
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CREMATION.
Facilities for cremation are available at the Crematorium
provided by the Corporation of the City of London at Manor Park,
Little Ilford.
DOMESTIC HELP.
Following the receipt of Circular 179/44 in December 1944
the Council decided to operate a scheme on the lines suggested
by the Ministry of Health and subject to the following
conditions:-
(a) That the scheme suggested by the Ministry be
administered by the Public Health Committee.
(b) That assessment be on the scale now operative
in regard to Maternity and 3hild Welfare Home Helps
(i.e. varying from full cost +o one-eighth recovery).
(c) That domestic helps only be supplied on confirmation
of the need by a certificate from a registered
medical practitioner.
(d) That the rate of pay be that laid down in the
Hetherington Scale (i.e. Is. 2d. per hour for
part-time workers, subject to the total not
exceeding £2.12.6d. per week and £2.12.6d.
per week for whole-time workers doing
48 hours per week).
(e) That the Medioal Officer of Health be authorised
to operate the scheme as soon as domestic helps
are obtained, and to advertise for domestic
helps, etc., as may be necessary.
The demand during 1945 has fortunately been comparatively
light because extreme difficulty has been experienced in finding
helpers in spite of every means cf publicity (e.g. in the Press,
at Cinemas and by posters). The main reasons appear to be the
labour shortage generally and the inadequate rates of pay of
the Hetherington Scale.
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