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44
Thanks are again due to the Secretary of the Old
Peoples Welfare Committee of the Ealing Council of Social
Service and the panel of helpers who voluntarily continued
the work of repairing worn garments.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 47.
This section provides for the removal to a suitable
hospital or other place of 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."
It has fortunately not been necessary to use these
powers this year. In all instances either the assistance
of the Home Help, Home Nursing. Heal th Visiting and Laundry
Services have proved successful in keeping the old person
satisfactorily at home or persuasion has succeeded in obtaining
agreement to admission to hospital or Old Persons
Home when necessary.
Section 50 - Burial of the Dead.
Three burials were carried out for which the Council
accepted financial responsibilityo In one of these the
total cost was recovered, in one none of the cost, and
in the remaining one a claim on the estate has not yet
succeeded.
MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENTS.
One new licence was issued during the year and the
number of establishments at the end of the year was 27.
Five exemptions were granted to members of the Chartered
Society of Physio-therapists.
NURSING HOMES.
No new nursing homes were registered and the existing
8 were inspected as usual.
HEALTH EDUCATION.
Health Education leaflets and Better Health were distributed
through the same channels as in past years.