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LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR THE INCONTINENT
The laundry service, introduced in 1957 to assist in the problems concerning
incontinent persons, operates in accordance with the provisions of Section 42 of the
Middlesex County Council Act, 1956.
The washing machine is installed at the Disinfecting Station and arrangements
are made for articles to be collected and delivered twice weekly. The practice is for
collections and deliveries to be made on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The cost of the service is borne by the local authority. The only stipulation made
is that the garments or bedding involved must not be of a type which could be accepted
by a commercial laundry.
The number of persons receiving assistance at the beginning of the year 6
The number of persons for whom the service was recommended and
subsequently authorised by the Medical Officer of Health or by the
Public Health Inspectors during the year 9
The number of persons receiving assistance at the end of the year 3
During 1961, 363 collections of articles were made.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948—SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Removal to Suitable Premises of Persons in need of care and attention
Provision is made under Section 47 for securing the necessary care and attention
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.
A number of cases, mainly elderly persons living in poor conditions, were brought
to my notice but with the help of the social and visiting services and voluntary admission
to hospital or home, each case resolved itself and I am pleased to report that it was not
necessary to invoke the provisions of the Section.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948—SECTION 50
Burial or Cremation of the Dead
It is the duty of the Local Authority to cause to be buried or cremated the body
of any person who has died or been found dead in the area, in any case where it appears
to the Authority that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body have "been
or are being otherwise made.
The expenses incurred may be recovered from the estate of the deceased
person, by death grant subject to the contribution conditions being satisfied or from any
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