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for disabled persons; to make recommendations to Council departments and appropriate
committees as to the particular needs of employees, who, unfit for their
normal duties, may be transferred to other council employment in a suitable
capacity.
All these duties are performed in conjunction with medical officers of this
department and I am pleased to report that as a result of wholehearted co-operation,
the work is proceeding well.
REMISSION OF PENSION
Contributory employees are subject to medical examination when they wish on
retirement to remit part of their pensions under the schemes of conditions of service.
Two persons were examined during the year and found to be in good health.
CERTIFICATION OF BLINDNESS AND PARTIAL SIGHT
Standards of examination and certifications on Form B.D.8 of applicants for
admission to the Regsiter of the Blind or the Register of the Partially-Sighted maintained
by local authorities under Section 29 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, are
in accordance with the Council's approved scheme.
During the year, 79 reports on Form B.D.8 were received in respect of cases
dealt with under the scheme for the registration of blind and partially sighted
persons.
The Chief Welfare Officer arranges for home teachers for the blind to visit all
registered persons and follow up on the treatment and advice recommended by the
ophthalmic surgeons.
(Statistical Table 30—see page 125).
REMOVAL TO SUITABLE PREMISES OF PERSONS IN NEED
OF CARE AND ATTENTION
Provision is made under Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, as
amended by the National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, for securing the
necessary care and attention in suitable hospital or other place (e.g. residential
accommodation provided under Part III of the Act) for persons who:—
(a) are suffering from grave chronic disease 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 is seldom necessary to invoke the provisions of this Section of the Act. In
most cases we found that local authority home care, such as home help, meals on
wheels, home nursing, chiropody, etc., solved the problem. Where admission to
hospital or some other residential care was essential, it was possible to convince the
person to enter voluntarily.
During this year, no person was dealt with under the above legislation.
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