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Before making an application for the removal of any person,
the Medical Officer shall give to the Board of Guardians of the
Poor Law Union in which the said person is residing notice of his
intention so to do, and a similar notice must be given to the person
proposed to be removed or to some person in charge of that
individual.
The cost of the removal of any person to a hospital or other
institution, and of his or her detention and maintenance therein,
in pursuance of an order made by the Court, shall be borne by the
Sanitary Authority upon the application of whose Medical Officer
the order was made, and during any period for which the said person
is so detained the Sanitary Authority may, and if so required by the
Court shall, make towards the maintenance of any dependants of
that person such contributions as the Sanitary Authority think fit
or as may be directed by the Court as the case may be. The
Board of Guardians of the Poor Law Union in which the said
person is residing shall be entitled to appear and be heard upon
the application and any matters relating thereto, and may, in
the exercise of their powers under the Poor Law Act, 1927, assume
such obligations with regard to the maintenance of such person,
and his or her dependants, as may be agreed upon between the
Board of Guardians and the said Sanitary Authority.
At any time after the expiration of six clear weeks from the
making of the order an application may be made to the Court
by or on behalf of the person in respect of whom the order was
made for the rescission of such order, and the Court may make a
rescission order accordingly if, having regard to the circumstances
of the case, they are of opinion that it is right and proper that such
rescission order should be made.
At their meeting in April, 1930, the Council had before them
a certificate in writing from the Medical Officer of Health with
reference to a man residing in the Borough who was over eighty
years of age, was living in insanitary conditions, and was unable
to attend to himself or receive from persons with whom he resided
proper care and attention. This certificate stated that thorough
enquiry and consideration had shown the necessity, in the interest
of the health of such person and for preventing injury to the health
of and serious nuisance to other persons, that he should be removed
from the premises in which he was residing.
The Council authorised the Medical Officer of Health in the
event of no relative being found to look after the man within
fourteen days, to take all necessary steps to comply with the
provisions of the Act as regards the person referred to in his
certificate.
Underground Rooms.
The Council, in April, 1930, had before them a letter from
the Holborn Borough Council stating that they had recently had