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Nurses Act, 1943 (Part 2). Nurses' Agencies.
The Essex County Council on application by the Ilford
Council, delegated to them, in pursuance of Section 11 (1) the
powers conferied upon the County Council by Part II of the
Act, subject to certain conditions.
Agencies are inspected before the issue of a licence, and
thereafter at intervals of not more than once a quarter.
The Medical Officer of Health is authorised under Part 2,
Section 9 (2) to enter and inspect any such licensed premises
in the Borough.
No application for a licence was received during 1951.
(v) National Assistance Act, 1948.— The County Welfare Officer
has kindly supplied me with the following information.
The County Welfare Committee is responsible to the County Council
for the duties imposed by Part III of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the
main aspects being:—
(a) the provision of residential and temporary accommodation, and
(b) welfare arrangements for blind and other handicapped persons.
Statistics are appended shewing the extent to which the present welfare
services have been applied to residents within the Borough of Ilford during
the year 1951 :—
Residential and Temporary Accommodation.
(a) Aged persons (including blind persons) admitted to hostels
and other residential establishments:— 32.
(b) Other classes (admitted to temporary accommodation) :—
Adults 4, Children 4.—8.
Blind Persons.
Number of blind persons in the Borough :—
Registered as blind 225
Partially sighted 37
Defective sighted 16
all of whom are under the supervision of Home Teachers and 7 participate
in the Home Workers' Scheme operated through the agency of the Royal
London Society for Teaching and Training the Blind.
In addition, 2 blind peisons were placed in employment (open industry)
during the year making the total number of Ilford residents so employed 25
(5 partially sighted). Three blind persons entered training centres during the
year.
National Assistance Act, 1948.—(a) Section 47 provides for
the removal of persons to hospital who are unable to devote
to themselves proper care and attention. If difficulty is
experienced in persuading a stubborn and recalcitrant patient to
go into hospital it is possible, after the Medical Officer of
Health certifies in writing and the local authority agrees, to
take the case before the Court; and the Magistrate if persuaded
of the necessity of the application, may issue an order for the
person to be removed to a suitable hospital.
In April 1951 the Council delegated its power to the Public
Health Committee regarding this section.
It is essential for this Section to be invoked that the peison
must be suffering from grave chronic disease or, being aged,
infirm or physically incapacitated, is living in insanitary
conditions, and is unable to devote to himself, and is not
receiving from other persons proper care and attention.
National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951.— This Act, which
came into force on 1st September, 1951, gave local authorities
further powers to enable them to deal expeditiously with
certain urgent cases of persons in need of care and attention