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Big problem with coffins
Big problem with coffins
02 May 2007 - Newham - United Kingdom
INCREASING levels of obesity are causing problems for crematoria, which are dealing with bigger coffins around Britain - but not, it seems, in Newham.
Nationally, the problem has become so severe that the Local Government Association is warning that local authorities are finding their cremators are too narrow to deal with the growing numbers of over-sized coffins.
Standard coffins range from 16 to 20 inches but coffins 40 inches wide are now being ordered to cater for larger bodies.
However, Newham seems to be bucking this trend, as none of the three major crematoria in the borough have reported a problem with over-sized coffins.
And while several funeral directors said they have not had to order any special coffins, John Cribb from T. Cribb funeral directors said that, to cope with taller bodies, they have had a special hearse made. It is a foot longer than their original horse-drawn Victorian ones.
02 May 2007 - Newham - United Kingdom
INCREASING levels of obesity are causing problems for crematoria, which are dealing with bigger coffins around Britain - but not, it seems, in Newham.
Nationally, the problem has become so severe that the Local Government Association is warning that local authorities are finding their cremators are too narrow to deal with the growing numbers of over-sized coffins.
Standard coffins range from 16 to 20 inches but coffins 40 inches wide are now being ordered to cater for larger bodies.
However, Newham seems to be bucking this trend, as none of the three major crematoria in the borough have reported a problem with over-sized coffins.
And while several funeral directors said they have not had to order any special coffins, John Cribb from T. Cribb funeral directors said that, to cope with taller bodies, they have had a special hearse made. It is a foot longer than their original horse-drawn Victorian ones.
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