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In December she became ill and action under Section 47 of the National Assistance
Act, 1948. as amended by the National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, was taken in
January, 1956.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
SECTION 50 - PUBLIC BURIALS
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Borough Council is
required to arrange for the burial or cremation of any person who has died or been
found dead in their area if in such cases it appears to the Council that no suitable
arrangements for the disposal of the body have been or are being made.
During the year burial was carried out by the Council in 5 cases - 3 men and
2 women.
The necessary steps were taken to recover the cost in all cases.
GENERAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon District Hospital.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES - HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION,
Hendon Isolation Hospital.
Neasden Isolation Hospital, Willesden.
Any other Infectious Disease Hospital controlled by the North-Western
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT AND HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION,
Bdgware General Hospital,
Hendon Isolation Hospital (Tuberculosis Ward closed October 1955).
Admissions are also arranged through the Regional Hospital Board to the
Regional Chest Hospitals, particularly Colindale and Clare Hall.
A Chest Clinic at Edgware serves primarily those living in the Borough of
Hendon and the Stanmore, Queensbury and Kingsbury districts of Harrow
and Wembley.
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