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6
WELFARE COMMITTEE
(as at 31st December, 1966)
The Mayor:
(ex-officio)
Councillor R. T. Coombs, J.P.
Chairman:
Councillor G. E. Offord, J.P.
Vice-Chairman:
Councillor T. A. J. Malone
Aldermen:
Mrs. E. Brooks
A. C. Chrisp
E. McCarthy
Councillors:
Mrs. K. P. Bullard, J.P.
N. G. Burbridge
Mrs. J. E. Chrisp
G. S. Dean
Mrs. W. H. M. Hulbert
W. J. Manners
Mrs. E. Pennington
Mrs. M. E. Polley
H. F. Reilly
Mrs. N. A. E. Woods
Terms of Reference:
(1) The Committee shall consist of 15 members of the Council.
(2) The administration of the powers and duties of the Council
under the National Health Service Act, 1946, the National
Assistance Acts, 1948, 1951 and 1962, and related legislation
as follows:—
(a) the welfare of the aged, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, the
crippled and the handicapped, including the employment
of, and grants to, voluntary organisations for aged or
disabled persons' welfare;
(b) the provision of residential and temporary accommodation
for the aged and the sick, including accommodation in
premises maintained by voluntary organisations;
(c) the registration and inspection of disabled and aged persons'
homes;
(d) social visiting of the sick and aged;