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The Council's byelaw dealing with this nuisance provides
that:-
"No person being in charge of a dog shall allow
the animal to foul the footway of any street or
public place by depositing its excrement thereon.
For the purposes of this byelaw the owner of the dog
shall be deemed to be in charge thereof, unless the
Court is satisfied that at the time when the dog
fouled the footway it had been placed in or taken
into the charge of some other person."
During the year four prosecutions were taken under this
byelaw. Convictions were secured in three cases and fines
amounting to £2. 10s. Od., with £2. 12s. 6d. costs, were imposed.
The fourth summons was adjourned sine die.
WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE
The Council have accepted the responsibility, within their
powers, for co-ordinating and assisting in the extension of activities
for aged persons and to alleviate unsatisfactory conditions under
which many old people are living.
Co-operation with voluntary bodies interested in the
welfare of old people is effected wherever possible. In order that
action taken shall be uniform, the Kensington Old People's Welfare
Voluntary Committee act as an intermediary between the Council and
the voluntary bodies. Four members of the Public Health Committee
serve on the Old People's Welfare Voluntary Committee which acts as
a co-ordinating non-executive Committee through which voluntary
bodies claim assistance from the Council and through which the
Council pass requests for executive action.
Advice Leaflets
The Council arrange for the distribution of copies of a
pamphlet giving information of the services available to old people
individually or through a club. A further 5>000 copies were
printed during the year.
S.O.S. Cards
Window display cards are provided by the Council, bearing
the letters "S.OoS." in red on one side and, on the reverse side,
directions how to use the card, with space for particulars of nextof-kin
or nearest relative., These cards are distributed to
appropriate old people„ Any person seeing one of the cards in a
window is able to summon help from one of the sources given on the
back of the card. The local press have generously assisted in
making this service known.
Grants to Club3, etc.
Under Section 31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948> "the
Council can make contributions to voluntary bodies whose activities
include the provision of recreation or meals for old people.
During the year grants were made as follows:-
(a) The Kensington Communal Kitchen Service were
granted £500 as a contribution towards the
cost of operating a Meals-on-Wheels service
in co-operation with the Kensington Women's
Voluntary Services, and a further grant not
exceeding £45 towards the cost of the hire of
"relief" transport.