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The total cost of the funerals was £53.3s.3d. and an
amount of £32.19s.7d.was recovered during the year.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1948. SECTION 47.
I am glad to report that, although no less than 48 aged
and Infirm persons were notified to me as being in urgent need of
care and attention, I was fortunately not compelled to invoke the
powers of compulsory removal to a home or hospital conferred by
the above section.
The assistance we were able to give may be classified
as follows:-
Home Help arranged in 22 cases
District Nurse „ „ 16 „
Mobile Meals „ „ 14 „
Removal to Hospital „ 13 „
Removal to a Home „ 9 „
Duly Authorised Officer
informed in 2 „
I have referred in the opening of this report to the
valuable assistance afforded by various organisations in connection
with old people. I would also express my appreciation to the
Geriatric Unit of the Whittington Hospital, Highgate, under Dr.
Exton-Smith, for their unfailing co-operation. Hospital accommodation
for the chronic sick is taxed to the utmost, particularly in
spells of severe winter weather, but somehow room has been found to
accommodate the urgent chronic cases referred to him by my Department.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
I am indebted to the Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. J.F.
Armstrong, for the compilation of this section of the Annual Report.
STAFF
There were two further resignations from the Inspectorial
Staff;- Mr. G.A. Buckingham, who was appointed to Ruislip-Northwood
Urban District Council, and Mr. G.R. Watkin, who secured an important
appointment with the Fishmongers' Company.
Mr. C.S. Dancer, Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector from
Reigate, was appointed to one vacancy but, so far, we have been
unable to fill the other, despite repeated advertisements.