HC Deb 31 May 1905 vol 147 c332
MR. MACVEAGH

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the fact that the local authority in Southwark allowed a child named Campbell to lie unburied and uncoffined for sixteen days after death, and that the father was refused facilities for the burial until he had worked two days breaking stones for the guardians, although the mother was starving; and whether the Local Government Board has taken, or intends to take, any action in the matter.

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

I have seen a newspaper report of the case referred to, and I am making inquiries with regard to it.