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In addition to the foregoing persons ramoved under
Court Orders, admission was gained to hospitals or
institutions for 28 other persons. The Council's Inspector
occasionally visits old people after their ranoval to a
welfare home or hospital, and reports in the majority of
cases that they have settled down well and appear to be
happy in their new surroundings.
The majority of visits to aged persons.made by officers
of this Department are carried out "by the Council's woman
Sanitary Inspector and woman Hygiene Assistant, and 2,490
visits were made by these officers during the year.
A register of old people so visited is kept in the
Department, a summary of which is as follows
Number on register at 1st Januaiy, 1953 480
Additions to the register during the year 337
Removals from the register during the year 72
Number on register at 31st Decanber, 1953 745
The Council provides a service for disinfesting and
cleansing bed linen and personal clothing, under Section 122
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. This service.
although not provided solely for old folk, affords most
benefit to such people. In addition, household effects
from the homes of 6 old persons were removed and destroyed
under this section.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1953?
made further provision for the cleansing in their own homes
of aged persons who are veiminous or otherwise in need of
cleansing to prevent injury or danger of injury to health,
and who are so enfeebled that they are unable to cleanse
themselves properly.
Daring the year 315 baths were given to 29 old persons
in these circumstances, the Council's cl ean"Sing~attendants
carrying out the work with the aid of portable bath equipment.
There are 15 old people's clubs in the Borough j whose
activities are co-ordinated by the Stepney Old People's
Welfare Association. The Council is represented on this body
by the- Chairman of the Public Health Committee and other
members of the Council, and the Medical Officer of Health,
and applications to the Council by old persons' clubs for
grants under Section 31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948,
and referred to the Association for investigation. Grants
made to clubs by the Council during the year amounted to £1,795.
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