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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
persons in need of care and attention removed to suitable premises.
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 1960.
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 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 co-ordinating officer between all the central,
local, 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, etc.,
to all known geriatric cases.