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(vii) NURSES AGENCIES ACT 1957.
The Essex County Council on application by the Ilford
Council, delegated to them, the powers conferred upon the
County Council by 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 Section 3(2) to enter and inspect any such
licensed premises in the Borough.
No application for a licence was received during I960.
(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 1960:-
(1) Residential and Temporary Accommodation.
(a) Number of Ilford residents provided with residential
accommodation at 31. 12. 60:- 257.
(b) Aged persons admitted to hostels and other
residential establishments:- 79.
(c) Other persons admitted to residential
accommodation:- 1.