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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948. SECTION 50.
Under the above section, as from 5th July, 1948, the Council became
responsible for the disposal of the remains of any person dying in the
District, where suitable arrangements would not otherwise be made, and
during the year one burial was thus arranged.
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
Steady use was made of the opportunities for health propaganda at
the clinics and centres in the Division, and during the visitation of the
Health Visitors and Sanitary Inspectors. The material provided by the
Central Council for Health Education and other bodies has been extremely
useful and is widely employed.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
From 1915 until 5th July, 1948, this Council was responsible for the
maternity and child welfare work in the District, and had built up a
service which was recognised as being second to none in the County.
With the implementation of the National Health Service Act, however,
it was transferred to the County Council. Fortunately, from the point
of view of local interest and continuity of service, not only is this Council
represented on the S.E. Divisional Health Sub-Committee of the County
Health Committee, which body has considerable delegated powers and
responsibilities for this and allied Health Services, but the Medical Officer
of Health for this District and his Deputy, who hold similar positions in
the Caterham and Warlingham Urban District, are also the responsible
officers for the Divisional Health Services, while the majority of the former
Health Visitors and the Home Help Supervisor are still working in this
District.
While it would be inappropriate to give statistics relating to the
Maternity and Child Welfare Services in this report, it should be mentioned
that all the former branches of the Service have continued to function
satisfactorily.
In order to increase the usefulness of this Report, the arrangements
which are now in operation locally are set out in the following paragraphs:—