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14
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948
Burial or Cremation of the Dead
Under Section 50 of this Act, it is the duty of a local
authority to arrange for the burial or cremation of any person who
has died in the district where no suitable arrangements for the
disposal of the body have been or are being made otherwise than
by the authority. No cases occurred during 1951 in which it was
necessary to exercise this duty. During the previous year there
were three such cases.
HOUSING
The Borough Surveyor has kindly supplied me with the
following figures, showing the number of houses which have been
erected or rebuilt during the year.
Council Flats completed: 30 at Bounds Green Court.
18 at "The Hollies" and "Woodfield
House," Bounds Green
Road.
18 at Vincent Square.
Council Flats in course of construction at end of year:
10 at Bounds Green Court.
6 at Marlborough House, Marlborough Road.
Private Enterprise
Six flats and two houses were built by private enterprise and
six flats and four houses were in course of construction at the end
of the year. There were no war-destroyed houses rebuilt during
the year, but two unoccupied houses were repaired and brought
into use, making three units of accommodation, and one under
repair at the end of the year which will provide one unit of living
accommodation.
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE OR SPECIAL
TREATMENT
Four existing licences under the Middlesex County Council
Act 1950 were renewed during the year.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
During the year, 19 medical examinations were carried out in
respect of entrants to the Council's employ, for acceptance into
the Superannuation Scheme. In addition, 52 Council employees
were examined owing to absence from duty through sickness.