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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Under Section 47 of this Act, power is given to the Councils of
County Boroughs and County Districts to apply to a Court of Summary
Jurisdiction for an Order for removal and detention, in a suitable
hospital or other place, of persons who
(a) are suffering from grave chronic disease, or, being aged,
infirm or physically incapacitated, are living in insanitary
conditions; and
(b) are unable to devote to themselves, and are not receiving from
other persons, proper care and attention.
It was not found necessary for the Council to make application to
the Court for any such Orders during the year.
The Mass Radiography Unit of the Regional Hospital Board made
two visits to the Wimbledon area during 1953 in February and again in
March. As in previous years facilities were offered to all persons over
the age of 15 years for X-ray examination of the chest.
I am indebted to the Secretary of the Mass Radiography Unit
for the following details of persons who attended for examination.
As the facilities were available to all, and were used by persons coming
from a wide area, the statistics do not necessarily relate to Wimbledon
residents only.
Number of persons examined:
MASS RADIOGRAPHY.
Males
Females
2,495
2,515
5,010
A bnormalities discovered:
(i) Active pulmonary tuberculosis :
Males
Females
3
2
5
(ii) Inactive pulmonary tuberculosis:
Males
Females
91
85
176
14