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In those cases where removal was essential, the old people concerned agreed to
go into hospital or other accommodation voluntarily.
There are a number of old people who are unable to look after themselves in
their own homes and yet are not likely to benefit by hospital treatment.
For this group there is a shortage of accommodation and this shortage may be
due either to an increase in the numbers involved or to an insidious decrease in the
number of privately owned old peoples homes
In dealing with the problem the co-operation of Mr. R. R. Holland, the Area
Welfare Officer, has been greatly appreciated.
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 one case.
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.
Edgware General Hospital
Admissions are also arranged through the Regional Hospital Board to the Regional
Chest Hospitals, particularly Clare Hall and Colindale
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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