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Kensington and Chelsea 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]

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OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITY HOMES
SECTION 21(1)(4) NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
If suitable accommodation is not available from the Borough's resources, or a resident seeks accommodation in a particular home or district
belonging to another local authority, co-operation between the Borough and other local authorities secures residential care for the applicant.
The number of persons assisted in this way during the period 1/4/65 to 31/12/65 is as follows:-
NAME OF HOME
OWNING BOROUGH
ADMITTED
DISCHARGED
REMAINING 31/12/65
j Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men Total
FITZJOHN'S AVENUE Camden (2) 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
SOMERVILLE HASTINGS HOUSE Camden (2) 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
HILLSIDE Islington (3) 3 2 5 2 1 3 1 1 2
SOUTHERN GROVE Tower Hamlets (5) 4 4 - 1 1 - 3 3
LANSBURY LODGE Tower Hamlets (5) 1 1 - - - - 1 1
LADYWELL LODGE Lewisham (7) 1 21 22 - 2 2 1 19 20
NEWINGTON LODGE Southwark (8) 2-21-11-1
BROCKLEBANK Wandsworth (10) 2 13 2 1 3
ST. ANN'S REDHILL Sutton (O.L.B.) 1 1 1 1
TOTALS: 10 30 40 3 4 7 7 26 33
The comparatively large number of men accommodated is owing to the lack of infirm beds for elderly males in the Borough.