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(vii) Nurses Act, 1943 (Part 2.) Nurses Agencies.
The Essex County Council on application by the llford 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 1955.
(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
llford during the year 1955:—
(1) Residential and Temporary Accommodation.
(a) Aged persons admitted to hostels and other residential establishments:—49
(b) Other classes (admitted to temporary accommodation):—
Adults, 9; Children, 13:—22.
(2) Blind Persons.
The numbers of registered blind, partially sighted and defective
sighted persons resident in the Borough as at 31st December, 1955,
were as follows:—
(i) Registered as blind 266
(ii) Partially sighted 51
(iii) Defective sighted 13
all of whom were under the supervision of the County Council's Home
Teachers. During the year 5 blind persons participated in the Home
Workers' Scheme operated through the agency of the Royal London
Society for the Blind, and 1 was employed in the Workshops for the
Blind. In addition, 28 blind and 6 partially sighted persons were
employed in open industry. During 1955, 2 blind persons from the
Borough were admitted to homes for the blind.
Schemes for welfare services for handicapped persons (general classes)
and the deaf and dumb and hard of hearing, as approved by the County
Council, have been implemented with the co-operation of voluntary
organisations specialising in this field of work."
In llford the scheme for other handicapped persons has been delegated
to a Sub-Committee of the llford Social Service Association, of which the
Medical Officer of Health is a member.