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PERSONAL HEALTH
Section 47,
National Assistance
Act 1948 (as amended)
Removal to suitable premises of persons in
need of care and attention
The compulsory powers to secure necessary care and attention for persons in
the circumstances described in Section 47 of the National Assistance Act
1948 (as amended) were not used during the year. Two cases appeared to
come within the scope of this provision but in neither case was it necessary
to resort to the statutory procedure.
Section 84,
Public Health Act 1936
Laundry service for incontinent persons
Under Section 84 of the Public Health Act 1936 and Section 42 of the
Middlesex County Council Act 1956, a free laundry service is provided for
incontinent persons by using the facilities of the laundry at the Adult
Training Centre.
Section 42,
Middlesex County
Council Act 1956
The service is provided on the recommendation of the patient's medical
practitioner or the home nurse in attendance. A weekly collection and
delivery of laundry is provided.
At the end of the year thirteen patients were being provided with this service
involving the handling of approximately 90 articles per week.