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MATERNITY. CHILD WELFARE & OTHER SERVICES (Continued)
Health Visitors are available at the Centre for interview
daily from 9 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
during these times may be contacted by telephone (FLAxman 8387)
A Welfare Foods Department, whereat National Dried Milk, Orange
Juice, and Cod Liver Oil may be obtained functions at the above
Centre from 9.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 4.45 p.m.
(Monday to Friday); 9.15 a.m. to 12 noon (Saturday)
"PART III" ACCOMMODATION
A local authority is required, under Section 21 of the National
Assistance Act, 1948, to provide-
(a) residential accommodation for persons who by reason of age,
inifrmity or any other circumstances are in need of care and attention
which is not available to them; and
(b) temporary accommodation for persons who are in urgent need thereof,
being need arising in circumstances which could not reasonably have been
foreseen, or in such circumstances as the authority may in any particular
case determine.
One institution-"King's Mead", Dovehouse Street is maintained by
the London County Council in the Borough as "Part III" accommodation, and
they are, in this particular respect, "the local authority".
It was considered essential to arrange for the reception of 22
persons in such accommodation during 1958, and in all cases admissions
were made at "King's Mead". Recourse to legal action was, happily,
only necessary in one instance to enforce removal as indicated in
Section 47 of the Act, as amended by the National Assistance (Amendment)
Act, 1951. However, in a number of cases, transfers were only effected
after considerable persuasion.
The London County Council assumes responsibility for the safe
custody of the belongings of persons accommodated, thus removing any
grounds for anxiety. Reasonable notice is always given to the County
authorities of impending removals.