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There are two swimming baths at Lime Grove and three at North End Road, but only the
smaller ones are open all the year round. The larger ones are available during summer months
only as, during the winter season, they are converted into public halls which may be hired for
meetings, concerts, wrestling, dances, whilst certain periods are set aside for badminton and
indoor bowls. There is an open-air pool at Bloemfontein Road, Shepherds Bush which, during the
summer months, provides facilities for swimming and sun-bathing.
National Assistance Act, 1948 & National Assistance, (Amendment) Act, 1951.
Removal to Hospital of Persons in Need of Care and Attention.
Under the provisions of the above Acts, application may be made to a Court of Summary
Jurisdiction for an Order for the compulsory removal to hospital of persons in need of proper
care and attention.
It was not necessary to take action under these Acts for any person in the Borough during
the year as, in all cases, it was possible to find solutions in other ways, usually by co-operation
with family doctors, and by providing ancillary services.
National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 50.
Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
During the year 38 burials were carried out by the Council.
Staff Medical Examinations.
The total number of medical examinations carried out by the Senior and Assistant Medical
Officers, to investigate cases of prolonged sickness, and to ascertain the suitability of applicants
for employment in the Council's service, was 708.
Evidence of recent satisfactory chest X-ray examination is required from all applicants.
When this is not available Hammersmith Hospital Chest Clinic examines applicants under the
special general practitioner arrangements, or use is made of the mass radiography service at the
Western Hospital. 506 such examinations were performed at the Chest Clinic, 197 at the mass
radiography unit, and 5 at hospitals outside London.
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