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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: In addition to those specifically mentioned in the
foregoing, the Association desires to record its grateful appreciation of
the help by generous grants given by the Hackney Borough Council, the L.C.C.,
Sunday Cinema Fund, the Hackney Parochial Charities, the London Council of
Social Service, and.to those who have donated to the Association Funds,
through our Christmas Appeal and to all who, having- the interest of Old
People at heart, have given their time and money to help forward the objects
of the Association.
The Association has been glad to know of the formation of the Hackney
Association for the Workshops for the Elderly, on whose Committee our
Chairman is our representative Without a doubt the future will provide
opportunities for the Associations to work in close harmony in the interest
of the able-bodied elderly people of Hackney, but one of the chief concerns
of our Association is, and must always be, for those aged folk who, in the
main, are unable to help themselves. If this Association existed for no
other purpose than to visit the sick and housebound, we feel that the Association
would continue to receive the commendation and support of all good
hearted citizens. As it is, the work of the Association can truly be said
to be a fully extended service to the Old People of Hackney and we are confident
that its work commends itself to all
SECTION 47 (Removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and
attention). Under the provisions of this section, if a Medical Officer of
Health certifies in writing to the appropriate authority that he is satisfied,
after thorough enquiry and consideration, that a person is
(a) suffering from grave chronic disease, or being aged, infirm or
physically incapacitated, is living in insanitary conditions, and
(b) is unable to devote to himself/herself, and is not receiving from
other persons, appropriate care and attention
the authority may apply to a court of summary jurisdiction'for an order for the
compulsory removal of such a person to, and his/her detention in, a suitable
hospital or other place, Seven days' notice of intention to apply to the
court for such an order must be given to the person it is proposed to remove
and to the manager of the establishment to which the person's admission is
sought. An order granted by the court under this section can require a
person's detention for a period not exceeding three months
No action under this section was necessary
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Section 1 of this Act enables action similar to that under Section 47 of
the 1948 Act to be taken in respect of persons whose removal, in the opinion of
a medical officer of health and a registered medical practitioner, should be
effected without delay. The application for the compulsory removal order may
in such cases be made to either a court of summary jurisdiction having jurisdiction
in the place where the premises are situated in which the person in
respect of whom the application is made resides, or by a single justice having
such jurisdiction. The period of detention under such an order must not
exceed three weeks, and the requirement to give the person concerned seven
days' notice is waived. The Borough Council has delegated to the Medical
Officer of Health power to take action under this section, but no case requiring
the exercise of these powers was reported.
The number of persons brought to the notice of the department as possibly
being in need of care and attention totalled 127. The circumstances of all
such persons were investigated and the sanitary inspectors made some 850 visits
to these and other elderly persons,
In 139 cases the following arrangements were made