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Fulham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Statutory visiting of old people who come under the above Acts is carried out by the
Public Health Department. There were no compulsory removals under these Acts during 1955.
The details of old persons as they become known are recorded in the Department and the number, although fluctuating, is on the increase.
| Number of primary visits for investigation in 1955. | 350 |
|---|---|
| New cases recorded for supervision in 1955 | 188 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 1955 | 60 |
| Number of old people admitted to Hospitals, Homes and Institutions permanently | 51 |
| Re-visits to known cases | 1,138 |
| Total number of cases under supervision at end of year | 268 |
| Total number of cases recorded in Department | 769 |
| Number of cases referred to other Authorities and Organisations, or miscellaneous | 36 |
CHRONIC SICK
The aged and chronic sick are often solitary without dependants or relatives, and it is
important that they should be visited periodically. It is regretted that there is still
all over the Country an acute shortage of beds for the chronic sick, In Fulham, in order
to ensure that available beds are allocated to the most urgent cases, the Medical Superintendent
of Fulham Hospital (Dr, wyman) sends weekly to the Medical Officer of Health the
waiting list of chronic sick for assessment of social and home conditions. These are
visited by the Council's Lady Sanitary Inspector, and reported to the Medical Superintendent,
Recently it has been arranged for this officer also to call to give verbal reports or to
discuss a visit and report in cases of emergency The Medical Superintendent has also
kindly agreed to arrange for surgical chiropody at Fulham Hospital for some bedridden old
people.