What to do with dead bodies

[T-oddity]

Mortblanc has a point, under certain condition bodies can take a long time to fully decompose, especialy if the weather is suficiently dry or cold, but on the whole in the UK throughout the majority of the year a body exposed to nature and the elements will quite readily decompose to point that the majority of soft tissues will have completely gone leaving behind conective tissue, hair, skin and bone.
Its a good point about the increase in vermin and fly infestation, maybe the only real solution if you live in a city is to set fires, get outa town and let the lot burn to the ground.