Britain’s undertakers are reportedly struggling with the weight of coffins amid the ever-worsening obesity epidemic.
A number of injuries caused by lifting heavy coffins have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive by funeral executives, according to a new report.It comes after it was revealed middle-aged Brits are more likely to be overweight and sick by the time they reach their 50s and 60s than the generation before them were at the same age.NHS data from October showed Britain is the fattest it has ever been, with the average middle-aged man weighing 14st.
They told the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council: “We are worried that a specific fee would heavily penalise people who are paying for a funeral for something that is not in their control and stigmatises the deceased person when being overweight may not be in their control.Despite living longer, those born after the Second World War, from between 1946 and 1964, are more frail than the pre-war generation, according to new research.
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