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Cases Referred:—
From To
10 G.O.P.W.A 1
176 Hospitals 74
118 Home Help Organiser 149
93 District Nurses 63
48 Relations 1
70 N.A.B 61
63 British Red Cross 134
24 Housing Department 56
49 Doctors 121
3 Church & Club Organisations 30
39 Health Visitors 10
4 W.V.S 5
7 District P.H.I.s 4
5 L.C.C. Welfare 28
1 Chest Clinic —
13 Miscellaneous —
108 Found on District —
103 Personal Request —
30 Neighbours —
31 Councillors —
3 Pensions Book Pink Card —
6 Citizens Advice Bureau —
3 L.C.C. Blind —
— L.C.C. Admitting Officers 6
— Medical Officer of Health 3
National Assistance Act, 1948.—Section 47 of this Act enables
the Medical Officer of Health compulsorily to remove to hospital or
institution any aged or infirm persons unable, adequately to care
for themselves.
Where delay of even a few hours may prove decisive the
Medical Officer of Health, in accordance with the National
Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, is empowered to arrange for
the removal of urgent cases without the necessity of giving 7 days
notice. Orders for removal can be made by a Court of Summary
Jurisdiction or a single Justice on an application certified by the
Medical Officer of Health and another registered general medical
practitioner and where agreement to receive such patients has been
reached with the hospital or institution authorities. If necessary
the court or justice may act ex parte. Orders so made under the
Amendment Act are limited to a period not exceeding 3 weeks and
applications for extensions of this period must be made in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Section 47.
During the year no cases occurred where the provisions of the
National Assistance Act for compulsory removal had to be enforced. Experience shows that friendly persuasion is the best
method especially if the situation is explained carefully to old
people that the Health Department is here only to serve their best
interests.