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are investigated by the Old People's Health Officer. As provided in Section 122
of the Public Health (London) 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 34
No. of washings carried out 1,102
No. of articles cleansed 8,770
2. Holborn Borough Council. The agreement whereby clothing and bedclothes
of incontinent elderly persons in Holborn Borough can be dealt with at the Islington
laundry, has continued. This scheme commenced in December, 1955, and during
1956 four recipients had 17 washings comprising 110 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
they 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 840
No. of persons concerned 46
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 440
applications for cremation at the Council's Crematorium, East Finchley.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
The Maternity and Child Welfare services are, of course, the responsibility of
the London County Council as the Local Health Authority. Islington is included
in Division 3 of the L.C.C. Services and I am indebted to Dr. Wilfrid G. Harding,
Divisional Medical Officer, for the information given overleaf in respect of these
services :—