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Amount recovered by the end of the year £295.l6.0d.
Additional amount expected to be recovered Nil £295.l6.0d.
Irrecoverable £l45.19.0d.
Total cost £441.15.0d.
Of the twenty-four cases dealt with, sixteen were eligible for
Death Grant from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. The total
amount recovered from this source amounted to £257.7s.6d. (included in the
above figures).
Since the National Assistance Act came into force on 5th July,
1948, the Council have arranged for the burial of 618 persons.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF STAFF
The Medical Officer of Health arranges all medical examinations of
staff for the purpose of the Council's superannuation scheme. During the
year, 158 examinations were made.
WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE
The Council 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 was effected wherever possible. Four members of the Public
Health Committee served on the Kensington Old People's Welfare Voluntary
Committee, which acted as a co-ordinating non-executive committee through
which voluntary bodies claimed assistance from the Council and through which
the Council passed requests for executive action.
Grants to Clubs, etc,
Under Section 31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the
Council have power to make grants towards the expenses of voluntary
organisations whose activities include the provision of meals or
recreational facilities for old people.
During the year, the following grants were made:-
(a) The Kensington Communal Kitchen Service were granted
approximately £4,000 towards the cost of operating a
meals-on-wheels service for old people, in co-operation
with the Kensington Women's Voluntary Services.
(b) The West London Angling Competitions Committee were granted
£5 towards the cost of their annual competition and outing.
(c) The W.V.S. "Home from Home" Club were granted £150 towards
the cost of providing additional equipment and removing
from the Old Central Library to Young Street, W.8.