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they can be supported by the various local services. I should also like
to thank the many family doctors who have given us much help in the
more difficult cases which have been brought to our notice.
We look forward to the time when compulsory removal is truly a
thing of the past, and, indeed, this would not seem to be so far distant
with all the recent progress in the care of the old people of the Borough.
Use of Slipper Baths by Old Age Pensioners.
The Council make available to old age pensioners free use of the
slipper baths at their Baths Establishments (with use of a towel) on
Production of their pension books. This facility has also been extended
to blind persons.

Home Safety Act, 1961: Accidents in the Home.
The Home Safety Act, 1961, repealed and replaced Section 82 of
the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1957. The Act empowers
the Council to promote safety in the home, by publishing or
making other arrangements for giving information or advice relating to
the prevention of accidents in the home, and to contribute to non-profit
making organisations concerned with the promotion of home safety.
The following tables, compiled from reports made by the London
Ambulance Service, indicate the number of accidents occurring in
Battersea homes. Table I shows the number of accidents in 1961 in
age groups; Table II gives the numbers from various causes each year
since 1957.