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25.
COMPULSORY REMOVAL OF AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS.
Under Soction 47 of tha National Assistance Act, 1948, the Council
are empowered to apply to a Court for an Order for the removal to
hospital or other institution of a person who is aged, infirm or
physically incapacitated, and who is living in insanitary conditions
and "unable to devote to himself, and is not receiving from other
persons proper care and attention".
In addition, during 1951, the National Assistance (Amendment) Act
came into force. Under this Act, on certification by the Medical
Officer of Health and another practitioner, emergency removals of such
people for periods not exceeding three weeks may be enforced by the
Courts.
No action under this Section was necessary during the year,largely
due to the sustained efforts of Sanitary Inspectors and Welfare Staff.
RAG AND BONE DEALERS.
There are 18 premises in the Borough in which the business of Rag
and Bone Dealer is carried on 72 Visits were paid during the year.
RENT AND MORTGAGE (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS.
During the year 3 certificates were issued to tenants as to
houses not being in a reasonable state of repair.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION.
During the year 341 observations of non-domestic chimneys in the
Borough were made by the Sanitary Inspectors.
HOOSING - OVERCROWDING AND PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT.
At the end of 1951 the total number of overcrowded cases on the
Public Health Department register was 482, and of those on the
medical preferential treatment register was 114.
During the year every case on the registers was cheoked by the
Sanitary Inspectors and it was found that 295 had been rehoused or
had moved away.
At the end of 1952 the number of overcrowded cases on the
register was 260, and on the medical preferential treatment
register the number remaining was 81.
In this connection, 378 inspections and calls were made.