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Cases Referred:—
From To
22 G.O.P.W.A 9
218 Hospitals 89
75 Home Help Organiser 167
93 District Nurses 45
51 Relations 17
34 N.A.B 29
80 British Red Cross 150
30 Housing Department 68
39 Doctors 92
13 Church & Club Organisations 13
39 Health Visitors 11
37 W.V.S 26
14 District P.H.I.s 22
8 L.C.C. Mental Welfare 16
2 L.C.C. Blind 6
13 L.C.C. Admitting Officers 43
9 L.C.C. Welfare 9
4 Chest Clinic 5
15 Miscellaneous —
43 Found on District —
98 Personal Request —
30 Neighbours —
29 Councillors —
14 Pensions Book Pink Card —
— Citizens Advice Bureau —
— Medical Officer of Health 19
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