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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Visiting of old people who may come under the above Acts is carried out by the
Public Health Department. There were 3 compulsory removals under the Amendment Act
during 1956. In each case the Order was made for three weeks, the maximum permissible
time under this Act. Details of one of these three cases which is very typical, are
as follows:-
Mr. E. D. Aged 86 years
This case was reported by his doctor who stated that he was senile and, in addition
to having chronic bronchitis, he also had a bilateral cataract, although he was not
registered as a blind person. He had also become doubly incontinent and was causing a
grave nuisance to other occupants in the house where he lived occupying one room.
Mr. D. refused to go into a hospital and his daughter who had looked after him for
ten years was unable to continue to give him attention His physical condition and the
conditions under which he was living were such that he required urgent hospital care and
attention He was taken to Fulham Hospital in March and was subsequently transferred
in May to an L. C. C. Institution where he died in January 1957
Departmental Records of Old People