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PUBLIC MORTUARY,
During the period 1st January to 30th April, 1963,
fifty-nine todies were received into the mortuary for post-mortem
examination.
Owing to the illness of the Attendant, the mortuary was
closed from 6th May until the end of the year, and arrangements
were made with the Kingston Group Hospital Management Committee
for the reception of bodies in the mortuary at Kingston Hospital.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1943. SECTION 50.,
It was not necessary to make any burial arrangements as
provided by section 50 of the Act.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTI0N 47.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951 .
It was necessary to apply to the Magistrates' Court for
the compulsory removal of 1 person to a local Hospital on the
grounds that, being an aged, infirm and physically incapacitated
person, she was living in insanitary conditions, and was unable
to devote to herself, and was not receiving from other persons,
proper care and attention.
The Order was made for three weeks, the maximum permissible
time under this procedure.
In fact the person concerned remained in hospital for
20 weeks and then returned to her home in a much improved state
of health.
THE PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
This Act is designed "to regulate the sale of pet
animals".
Pour premises were licensed during the year. Eleven
inspections were made but no infringements of the licence
conditions found.
SHOPS ACT, 1950.
Seventy visits were made in the administration of this
Act and 12 infringements corrected.
"Shop" for the purpose of this Act is a very
comprehensive term and includes any premises where any retail
trade or business is carried on.
The number of such premises in the Borough at the end
of 1963 was:-
Antique dealers and second-hand furniture 9
Bakers 19
Boots & Shoes 29
Builders and Decorators Supplies 27
Butchers 36
Cafes and Restaurants 39
Chemists 22
Confectioners, Newsagents and Tobacconists 92
Cycles, Radio and T.V. 22
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