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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 1959.
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 Geriatrician and
Geriatric Health Visitors 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 coordinating
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.