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no other suitable arrangements were being made for their burial.
Both these persons were elderly.
The Council's expenses amounted to £24, of which £13 was
recovered from the Estates of the deceased persons.
OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE
NEW WORK OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL
New powers became available to the Borough Council during
the year under the National Assistance Act, 1948 (Amendment) Act,
1962 for providing, either directly, or assisting voluntary-bodies
to provide, meals and recreation for old people. Having regard
to the importance of this new work, the Council decided that an
Old People's Welfare Committee should be constituted as a Standing
Committee of the Council, and that the whole of the Council's
functions and duties in reference to old people's welfare should
be delegated to it. The transfer to the Council of old people's
welfare work previously carried out by the Council of Social
Service also took place on the 1st October.
In framing the Terms of Reference of the new Committee
particular stress has been laid on the work which the new Committee
will do, not only direct but also on the work which it will carry
out alongside and in close partnership with the various voluntary
organisations active in this work, the need for whose help is
greater than ever before.
The Old People's Welfare Committee comprises 12 Members of
the Council, and is responsible for the organisation of the visiting
service for old people, including friendly visiting by voluntary
workers; work centres and employment schemes, holiday schemes,
facilities for meals at lunch clubs and by a mobile meals service;
the incontinent laundry service; provision for the after-care and
welfare of old persons discharged from hospital; the distribution
of funds and other gifts received from national and local appeals;
the compilation of a central register of the names and addresses
of all elderly, invalid or handicapped persons resident within the
Borough, and the inter-change of information with persons and local
organisations concerned with old people's welfare work; the
establishment of a central enquiry office for the use of elderly
persons, and the publishing of facilities and assistance available
within the Borough to elderly people.
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