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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACTS. 1948/1951.
National Assistance Act, - Section 47, and National
Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951 - Section 1.
Removal to Hospital and/or Institution of Persons in
Need of Care and Attention.
During the year no action was necessary under the provisions
of the above Acts for the compulsory removal of aged and infirm
persons in need of proper care and attention.
National Assistance Act, 1948 - Section 21.
Provision of "Part III" Accommodation.
It is the duty of a local authority, subject to and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of the Act, to
provide residential accommodation for persons needing care and
attention, and temporary accommodation for persons who are in
urgent need thereof.
The London County Council is, in this particular respect,
"the local authority", and such accommodation is provided at
"King's Mead", Dovehouse Street. During the year it was necessary
to arrange for the admission of fifteen persons to "King's Mead".
National Assistance Act, - Section 50.
Burial or Cremation of the Dead,
Under Section 50 of the above Act the Borough Council is
required to arrange for the burial or cremation of any person
who has died or who has been found dead in the Borough, if it
appears in such cases that no other suitable arrangements can
be made. Cremation is not carried out having regard to the
many legal, religious, administrative and practical difficulties,
and disposal is always by way of interment which obviates any
suggestion that the Council has acted in an unauthorised manner.
The Borough Council has power to recover from the estate of
a deceased person the expenses incurred in carrying out this
duty, in so far as these expenses are not covered by a Death Grant
under t he National Insurance Scheme.
During the year it was necessary to arrange four burials as
follows:-
Males
Females
(Aged)
86 years
39 years
90 years
Unknown new born child