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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1918
(National Assistance Amendment Act, i95i)
SECTION 47 Removal, to suitable premises of persons m
need of care and attention
It was not found necessary for the Council to take any action
under this Section during 1956 It is never pleasant and very
often most unprofitable to take action under Section 47 of the
National Assistance Act 1948 Persons almost invariably very
aged persons removed to an institution against their will seldom
seem to derive much benefit from the removal Indeed the result
of this removal is more often than not early death For this
reason every effort is made to persuade individuals who are either
a danger to themselves or to other people and who should be cared
for in a home or institution to agree to voluntary removal Up
to the present, we have been able to obtain this consent in every
case This is seldom an easy job taking up a great deal of time
and requiring infinite patience But one must remember that these
old people however elderly and infirm are net units but human
beings with feelings and opinions of their own I am entirely
satisfied that however much time we spend on this matter time
will be amply repaid
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. i948
SECTION 50 Burial or Cremation of the Dead
For the second year in succession the need did not arise for
the Council to undertake any burials Two burials were carried
out during the year 1954
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