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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 50.
Daring the year 12 funerals were carried out under the National
Assistance Act, 1948.
In six cases the deceased was an elderly person living alone without
known relatives or friends. In one case the deceased left a widow
whose only income was the old age pension and national assistance
allowance. The remaining cases were children-one stillborn, two newly
born, one aged 2 minutes, and one aged 1 year 7 months.
The total cost of the funerals was £71 13s., and an amount of
£49 0s. 9d. was recovered from liable relatives and the estates of
deceased persons, of which £10 4s. 9d. was handed over to the Treasury
Solicitor.
STAFF MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
87 medical examinations were carried out of new entrants to the
superannuation scheme or of persons on whom a special medical report
was required. 79 of these were found to be fit, and 8 unfit.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47.
Aged and Infirm Persons.
That the work of the Department in dealing with this problem is
becoming increasingly known is evident from the large number of cases
which are brought to our notice.
No less than fifty-nine old and infirm persons were either reported
to the Department, or discovered by Sanitary Inspectors during their
visits, and broadly speaking the action taken by the Department may be
summarised as follows: —
(1) Number placed on Emergency Beds Service list for
urgent admission to hospital, or other approach made to
hospitals to expedite admissions 29
(2) Number of cases admitted to L.C.C. homes 7
(3) Number of cases admitted to other homes 8
(4) Number of cases referred to Senior Mental Welfare Officer,
L.C.C., and subsequently admitted to hospital 4
(5) Number of cases where the assistance of the appropriate
organisation was enlisted: —
(a) Home Help Service 25
(b) District Nursing Association 13
(c) Meals Service (British Red Cross) 10
In addition, many other cases, already known to us, were revisited
and appropriate assistance rendered where necessary. Liaison is maintained
with the Hampstead Old People's Association, who are voluntarily
doing excellent work in the Borough.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Hygiene of Food Premises.
This work continues to develop and the public interest has been
maintained by talks, discussions and demonstrations with local organisations
throughout the Borough.
Although Model Food By-laws were published by the Ministry of
Food as far back as October, 1949, and the majority of local authorities