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"Cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance in the
United States to warrant appropriate remedial action."
The 1962 report of the Royal College of Physicians called for :
"Decisive steps" by the Government. It is our plain duty to discourage
children and young people from this harmful habit. Not to start is
easier than having to stop !"
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and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY
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.
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.
Workroom/Day Centre
The establishment of a workroom/day centre at a site in Ballards Lane under
the provisions of the National Assistance Act, 1948 (Amendment) Act, 1962, was the
subject of a paragraph in my Annual Report, 1963. Building operations anticipated
towards the end of 1964 did not eventuate and are now expected to commence in the
early part of 1965.
Cinema Admissions
Until 4 p.m. on each weekday (except Bank Holidays), elderly persons may visit
the cinema at a reduced rate of admission—namely, 9d. for any seat in the house—
on production of his or her pension book.
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