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Special efforts were made during World Health Week in April, which
was on Safety in the Home, and National Fire Prevention Week in November.
An exhibition was staged in connection with the latter.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
One hundred and one medical examinations of staff were undertaken
during the year, consisting of eighty eight for superannuation purposes
and thirteen sick pay cases for reports to the Establishment Committee.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1948 and 1951
Section 47 (Removal of Persons in Heed of Care and Attention)
Four persons were dealt with under this Section of the Act. All were
old ladies.
Two of them were sisters, aged 70 and 73, under observation from
1960, one of whom was nearly blind due to cataract, and the other was
subnormal and also had poor vision. They were living in very insanitary
conditions. A Court Order was obtained for their removal to hospital.
Operations have been carried out on the almost blind sister, and her vision
is now much better; and some improvement has been made in the other
sister's vision, also by operation. They have settled down well, and it
was not considered necessary to renew the Order.
A third old lady, aged 76 or 77, who was living alone, was very
confused, and a Court Order was obtained following representations by her
son and her doctor for her admission to a private old people's home. She
settled down extremely well and looked very much better after admission
Again it was not considered necegsary to renew the Order. She died over
six months after removal.
The fourth old lady, aged about 84, was visited following a report
that she had not been seen about. She was found lying on the bedroom floor,
and although obviously in need of hospital attention, she refused to go.
As she had no doctor, a local general practitioner kindly agreed to see her,
and an emergency Order was obtained for her admission to hospital the
same day. She died fourteen days after admission, from a malignant disease-
Apart from the above, nine old people came to notice during the year,
of whom four went into hospital, one went into an old people's home and
four were able to manage at home. In addition, ten old people continued
under observation from the previous year, of whom two died during 1961,
two were admitted to hospital, one was admitted to an old people's home,
one was transferred to an old person's flat and four were able to manage
at home.
Section 50 (Burial and Cremation of the Dead)
One burial was arranged under the powers granted to the Council by
this Section.
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