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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
There was no necessity to use these powers during the
year. Constant watch is kept on old people to ensure that
if they are not receiving care and attention they should
if necessary enter a hospital or home On most occasions
persuasion is successful but some old people despite the
fact that their home may be a single room in a dirty and
unhygienic condition show great reluctance to leave
During the year the following two cases were kept
under supervision.
The first was an elderly lady who was discharged at
her own wish from a Nursing Home in 1954 but she was
unable to fend for herself and was practically confined
to bed the whole time. She was in receipt of a midday meal
from the Red Cross and her doctor and nurse attended daily
The house was in an extremely dirty condition and con
tained a great deal of unnecessary refuse and was also in
a bad state of repair. She refused emphatically to consider
admission to any type of Home. She died in September
1956 and subsequently the house was cleansed and all the
refuse removed by the Council.
The other case relates to an aged man who lives alone.
He receives some assistance from another tenant. He is
now becoming incapable of fending for himself and he is
being kept under observation in case any further assistance
is required. Assistance is also being given by the
Home Help section and the Public Health Laundry Service.
Section 50 Burial of the Dead
There were 10 burials and one cremation for which the
Council accepted financial responsibility,
In the case of the cremation and two of the burials
the total cost was recovered from the estate of the de
ceased.
A proportion of the cost was recovered in two cases.
It was not possible to recover any of the cost in four
of the remaining cases and two were still in the course
of collection at the end of the year.