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47
Twenty-one persons were rejected who were suffering from
the following conditions—or a combination of them:
High Blood Pressure 6
Heart disease 4
Hernia 3
Bronchitis 2
Tuberculosis 2
Asthma 2
Cancer, Neurosis, Peptic ulcer, Varicose
veins 2
In addition a number of persons who were accepted tor the
scheme were referred to hospital or to their own doctor for the
correction of some remediable defect. This includes 7 men referred
for treatment of hernia and two for dental care.
MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENTS.
Two new licences were granted during the year, one for a
fresh establishment and the other for an existing establishment
which changed hands. Two establishments were closed and there
then remained 26 establishments at the end of the year.
Two applicants were refused licences on the grounds that they
did not possess the necessary qualifications.
Two persons who formerly held certificates of Exemption
from Registration by virtue of being members of the Chartered
Society of Physiotherapists ceased to practise and one new applicant
was granted a certificate. Three persons then held such certificates.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
Section 50.—Burial or Cremation of the Dead.
Eleven Burials were carried out during the year for which
the Council accepted financial responsibility.
In three cases the full cost was recovered from the estate of
the deceased and in the remaining eight instances it was either
only possible to recover part of the cost or the cost was written
off as totally irrecoverable.
Section 47.
This section deals with securing the necessary care and attention
for persons who
(a) are suffering from grave chronic diseases or being aged,
infirm or physically incapacitated are living in insanitary
conditions, and
(b) are unable to devote to themselves, and are not receiving
from other persons, proper care and attention.