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National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 47.
National Assistance (Amendment) Act 1951, Section 1.
The number of cases of aged and infirm persons in need of urgent care and
attention increased steadily throughout the year. A large proportion of these
cases were existing under appalling sanitary conditions and many were persuaded
voluntarily to enter hospital or other suitable establishments. It was not found
necessary on any occasion to seek compulsory removal.
The appointment of a Woman Welfare Officer to the department made it possible
to establish routine procedure whereby all cases known to the department were
kept under periodical observation. Every possible facility and help is extended
to these old people to enable them to live in clean and confortable surroundings
and to maintain an adequate state of nutrition in order to keep them physically
in good shape and enable them to participate in communal activities as long as
possible.
Tribute must be paid to the valuable assistance and co-operation of the L.C.C.
Home Help Section, the W. .S., District Nurses, Local Medical Practitioners,
Hospital Authorities, National Assistance Board and local welfare organisations.
Incontinent Laundry.
In order to meet increasing demands for facilities to assist those old persons
and their relatives who were unable to cope with incontinent laundry, the service
was increased in 1959 to two collections per week. Provision was made for the
acquisition of suitable laundry equipment to provide a more efficient and suitable
service
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