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"authority as the court may determine, so however, that the
"proviso to the said subsection (3) shall with the necessary
"modification apply to any proceedings under this subsection.
"(7) No application under this section shall be entertained
' 'by the court unless seven clear days before the making of the
"application, notice has been given of the intended application
' 'and of the time and place at which it is proposed to be made—
"(a) where the application is for an order under subsection (3) or
"(4) of this section, to the person in respect of whom the
"application is made or to some person in charge of him;
"(b) where the application is for the revocation of such an
' 'order, to the medical officer of health.''
Case No. 1.
Attention was attracted by a letter from the tenants of an old
lady. According to them, she was owner of the house, occupier of
a portion of it, and a nuisance to everyone in it because of her senile
habits. Upon inspection, it was found that conditions were as
described, but that the old lady was logical, independent in thought
and means, and happy in her lot. She would not agree to going into
& home. After careful discussion, it was decided that action under
the Assistance Act should be postponed until the possibilities of
supplying home help had been investigated. Home help having
been refused, the old lady was visited again. Her conditions were
unchanged, and she was still unwilling to go to a home. Upon a
third visit, she was found to be logical in mind, but greatly enfeebled.
She then agreed to go to hospital, and this was arranged that day.
We heard later that her decline had continued, and that she had
died in hospital.
Case No. 2.
An old gentleman with some private means was being supplied
with a furnished room, attention and meals. His private doctor had
expressed to the landlady an opinion that the old gentleman should
be "taken away." The landlady lost no time in bringing this to
the attention of the Health Department.
When visited, the old man was in bed, but it was evident that
he was not bed-fast. He had relatives who would not visit him. He
was living a contented life in moderately insanitary conditions, and
he was receiving from his landlady a certain amount of care and