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LEGISLATION
Artificial Lighting of Common Staircases.—Ministerial approval
was received to byelaws made by the Council under Sec. 63 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1956. These byelaws
provide for the adequate artificial lighting of any common staircase
in tenement houses or flats and came into operation on the 1st April,
1958.
Drainage Work.—Section 30 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1958, enabled the Council to execute drainage
work by agreement with the owners of premises in cases where the
Council require such work. The Public Health Committee decided
to charge interest when the repayment is by instalments and at
present this is 5| per cent., subject to review in any particular case
of an exceptional nature.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANISATIONS.—Among the Organisations
to which the Council make grants the following are closely
connected with the work of the Public Health Department.
Amount
Organisation of Grant
£ s. d.
Family Welfare Association (Area 2) 100 0 0
Paddington Old People's Welfare Committee 825 0 0
Women's Voluntary Services (for meals-on-wheels
service) 260 0 0
Salvation Army (for meals-on-wheels service) 50 0 0
Kensington and Paddington Family Service Unit 150 0 0
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 14 14 0
Central Council for Health Education 11 11 0
The Central Council for Health Education produces excellent
pamphlets on subjects which are essential to public health such as
food hygiene and the prevention of disease. The Royal Society for
the Prevention of Accidents covers a wide field but its Home Safety
work is of most interest to the Department. The ageing population
continues to make increasing demands on the Old People's Welfare
Committee and the meals-on-wheels services.
The Family Welfare Association, amongst other bodies, help
with social difficulties which come to our notice; and the Family
Service Unit by its work in dealing with families and their problems
as a whole save the taxpayer an amount far exceeding the subscriptions
to the Unit.
CARE OF THE AGED
Holiday Home.—Following are figures showing the guests
accommodated during the year at " Kincardine." Guests stay for a
fortnight during January, February and March and for a week during
the remainder of the year.
Number of applications received 873
Number of guests accommodated ,, ,, 591