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the persons concerned. Bed-clothing and bed-linen are collected and delivered to
Essex Road Baths by this department's vehicle and are there cleansed by the Department's
bathing attendants in plant on hire from the Baths and Washhouses
Department. Requests for assistance come from the North London District Nursing
Association, General Practitioners, Hospitals, etc., and are investigated by the Old
People's Health Officer. As provided in Section 122 of the Public Health (London)
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Act, 1936, cases dealt with are those where it is considered that the soiled articles
are filthy, dangerous or unwholesome, and that health might be affected or
endangered thereby.
Relevant statistics for the year are as follows:—
No. of recipients approved 82
No. of washings carried out 1,028
No. of articles cleansed 7,953
2. Holborn Borough Council. Following an enquiry from the Holborn Borough
Council an agreement was reached whereby the clothing and bedclothes of incontinent
elderly persons from that Borough could be dealt with at the Islington laundry.
This scheme commenced on 17th December, 1955. The one recipient had three
washings comprising thirty articles.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1953—Section 43.
Cleansing of Elderly Persons.
As recorded in my last Annual Report, arrangements were made in accordance
with Section 43 of the above Act for domiciliary cleansing of aged persons where
Ithey were so enfeebled as to be unable to avail themselves of facilities at the
Cleansing Station. Details of this service for the year are as follows :—
No. of baths given at home 727
No. of persons concerned 38
The work was carried out under the supervision of the Nurse-in-Charge of the
Council's Cleansing Station.
PUBLIC MORTUARY
By agreement with the St. Pancras Borough Council the use of the Council's
Mortuary was discontinued as and from 31st March, 1949, all bodies being received
at the St. Pancras Mortuary, Camley Street, N.W.I, after that date.
ISLINGTON CREMATORIUM
The Medical Referee or the Deputy Medical Referee certified a total of 405
applications for cremation at the Council's Crematorium, East Finchley.