View report page

22
Assistance was given in training students from various fields
of nursing, medicine, and social work. The Health Education Officer
acted as examiner to young people involved in the Duke of Edinburgh
Award scheme.
Cervical Cytology
A limited campaign was conducted during 1971 in which posters
for display and leaflets for distribution were sent to general practitioners
and to local industrial and commercial concerns. As the numbers
of women availing themselves of this facility increased during the year,
it may be assumed that this campaign was successful.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948, SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1957
Action can be taken under these Acts for compulsory removal of
persons to suitable premises in circumstances where they are:
(a) suffering from grave chronic disease, or being
aged, infirm or physically incapacitated, are
living in insanitary conditions;
(b) unable to look after themselves and are not
receiving proper care and attention from other
persons.
Regrettably, three elderly persons had to be dealt with under
the provision of these Acts:
Mr.J.R.W. aged 85 had to be removed urgently to hospital
on 12 January, and Mrs.A.S. aged 85 and Mrs.H.W. aged 84
had similarly to be removed on 28 June and 27 August
respectively.
It is emphasized that removal of a person to an institution
for the reasons detailed above is only undertaken with great reluctance,
Both Mr.J.R.W. and Mrs.H.W. subsequently died in hospital.
REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES
The Borough Council is the registration authority for nursing
homes under Part VI of the Public Health Act, 1936. No homes were