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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wimbledon 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The position at the end of 1961 was as follows
| Number of Homes | Number of beds provided for:- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity | Others | Totals | ||
| Homes first registered during the year | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Hones whose registrations were withdrawn during the year | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Homes on the register at the end of the year | 5 | Nil | 79 | 79 |
| Hones exempt from registration at end of year | 2 | 62 | 14 | 76 |
The Nursing Homes in Wimbledon were again found to be maintained and run
in a satisfactory manner. Close supervision was paid during the visits to the
way in which the records of the Hones were kept, that proper attention was
being paid to fire precautions, and the Council's byelaws were being complied
with.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 - CARS OF THE AGED
Under Section 47 of the above Act, power is given to the Councils of
County Boroughs 8nd 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.
The 1951 National Assistance (Amendment) Act enables Local Authorities
to deal more expeditiously with very urgent cases by initial removal, for a
period not exceeding three weeks.
One old lady who was already in hospital at the beginning of 1961 as the
result of an Order obtained at Wimbledon Court in September 1958, died in
hospital during July.
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