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Hillingdon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Community Care
BURIALS AND CREMATIONS
Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, imposes on the Council the duty to arrange for
the burial or cremation of the body of any person who has died or been found dead, within the Borough,
where no other suitable arrangements have been or can be made for disposal.
During the year the Council became responsible tor the burial of 14 persons. The following is a summary of the action taken:—
| (a) Cases where funeral expenses have been fully recovered | 8 | |||
| (b) Cases where part only of the expenses have been recovered | 4 | |||
| (c) Cases where full cost has been borne by the Council | ||||
| s. | d. | |||
| Cost of the 14 burials | 339 | 8 | 0 | |
| Amount recovered | 273 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cost to the Council | 4 | 11 | ||
The above list shows total funeral arrangements under Section 50. The breakdown is as follows:—
| Section 50(1) | Section 50(3) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| (b) | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| (c) | — | 2 | |||||||
| 8 | 14 | ||||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||
| Cost of burials | 126 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 8 | 0 |
| Amount recovered | 92 | 3 | 5 | 180 | 19 | 8 | 273 | 3 | 1 |
| Cost to the Council | 34 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 4 | 11 |
*Two stillborn children.
PROTECTION OF MOVABLE PROPERTY
Action was taken under Section 48 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, in respect of six patients
who were in hospital and where no other arrangements could be made.