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Surrey County Council - Welfare Department.
This service is concerned with the welfare of aged,
physically and mentally infirm, blind and partially sighted,
deaf and dumb, epileptic and crippled persons and the provision
of temporary accommodation for persons in urgent need
thereof. The address of the Welfare Officer for the Borough
is 359 Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames. (KIN. 4402).
Surrey County Council - Children's Department.
This Department discharges responsibility for the
welfare of children who have been deprived of a normal home
life. It has important functions in connection with child
life protection and adoption and deals with children taken
into or committed to the care of the County Council, supervision
of foster children, child neglect, etc. The Children's
Officer for the Borough works from the County Hall, Penrhyn
Road, Kingston-upon-Thames.
Surrey Executive Council.
This body is responsible for the provision under the
National Health Service Act of the general practitioner,
dental (other than Local Health Authority provision for
expectant and nursing mothers, young children), pharmaceutical
and supplementary ophthalmic services. The headquarters of
the Council is at 187, Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey. (ELMbridge
5723).
3. National Assistance Act, 1948,
National Assistance (Amendment) Act. 1951.
Under Section 47 of the 1948 Act, a Local Authority is
empowered to apply to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, to
have removed to suitable premises, persons in need of care
and attention
The 1951 Act enables Local Authorities to deal more
speedily with very urgent cases by initial removal, for a
period not exceeding three weeks.
It was not necessary to use these powers in respect of
any person resident within the Borough during 1957, but the
problems associated with aged persons do not diminish. All
necessary help and advice was given to each individual case
coming to the notice of the Public Health Department, and
everything done to improve the well-being and living conditions
of the old persons concerned.
There is a close co-operation between the Physician
Superintendent of Kingston Hospital, the Welfare Officer,
local Doctors, and your Medical Officer of Health. The
Superintendent of Kingston Hospital is assisted by a
Geriatrician and Geriatric Health Visitor and your Medical
Officer of Health, in his capacity of Divisional Medical
Officer for the North Central Division of the Surrey County
Council, acts as co-ordinating officer between all the
centrally, locally and voluntarily administered services in
the town Every effort is made (a) to ensure that no old
person who is in need of care and attention is unknown to
the Health Department, and (b) to maintain regular visiting,
domiciliary help, medical attention and etc., to all known
geriatric cases.