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(vii) 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 conferred
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 and Deputy are 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 1954.
(viii) 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 functions under 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.
The following statistics show the extent to which the main services
provided by the County Welfare Committee under the National Assistance
Act, 1948. have been afforded to persons residing within the Borough of
Ilford during the year 1954: —
(1) Residential and Temporary Accommodation.
(a) Aged persons admitted to hostels and other residential establishments:—33.
(b) Other classes (admitted to temporary accommodation):—
Adults 5, Children 8.—13.
(2) Blind Persons.
The numbers of registered blind, partially sighted and defective
sighted persons resident in the Borough as at 31st December, 1954,
were as follows: —
(i) Registered as blind 283
(ii) Partially sighted 46
(iii) Defective sighted 17
all of whom were under the supervision of the County Council's Home
Teachers. During the year four blind persons participated in the Home
Workers' Scheme operated through the agency of the Royal London
Society for the Blind, and one was employed in the Workshops for
the Blind. In addition, 28 blind and 9 partially sighted persons were
employed in open industry. During 1954 three blind persons from the
Borough were admitted to homes for the blind.
The County Council's Schemes for welfare services for other handicapped
persons, including the deaf and dumb and hard of hearing, are now
operating with the co-operation of voluntary organisations specialising in
this field of work although, at this early stage, it is not possible to provide
detailed statistical information.
In Ilford the scheme for other handicapped persons has been delegated
to a Sub-Committee of the Ilford Social Service Association, of which the
Medical Officer of Health is a member.