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making its contribution—admission of the chronic sick to hospital,
an adequate service of Home Helps, by no means an easy matter,
the provision of Home Nurses, visits from Health Visitors and
Public Health Inspectors—these are the obvious ways in which we
can be of practical help. I would make it clear, however, that care
of the aged is a problem intimately associated with public health
and preventive medicine, and that we are always ready and willing
to be of assistance at any time and in any way.
Laboratory Facilities.
As in past years, the Central Public Health Laboratory Service
has been of the greatest assistance to us, not only the Central
Laboratory at Colindale, but also the Laboratory housed in
Edmonton Town Hall. I gratefully acknowledge the assistance
afforded throughout the year, and the close Co-operation which has
continued for so many years between the Public Health Department
and the Laboratory Service.

Mortuary.
The mortuary arrangements remain as set out fully in my
Report for 1946, with the addition mentioned in last year's Annual
Report, that we now have a firm agreement with Prince of Wales's
Hospital to accept Southgate bodies.
Last year 115 bodies were sent to the mortuary at the Prince
of Wales's Hospital.
Scabies and Lice.
Our procedure in regard to the treatment of scabies and
infestation by lice remains as set out in previous Annual Reports.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948
Section 47—Removal to suitable premises of persons in need
of care and attention
No action was taken by the Council in 1959 under this Section.
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