[Report 1961] / Glamorgan County Council, Welfare Services.

  • Glamorgan (Wales). County Council. Welfare Services.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Glamorgan County Council, Welfare Services. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Home Men Women Dorincourt Estates, Leatherhead — 1 Star and Garter Home, Surrey . . 1 — William Simpson Home, Plean .. 1 - St. Nicholas Home for Deaf Boys, Wembley 1 - 35 22 Compulsory Removal of Persons in Need of Care and Attention County Borough and County District Councils are empowered by Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, as amended by the National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, to make application to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction or, in certain circumstances, to a Justice of the Peace for compulsory removal to hospital or residential accommodation 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. Application for the requisite order may be made to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction only on the written certificate of the Authority’s Medical Officer of Health, after thorough enquiry and consideration of the interests of the person concerned and others. Where expedient, the Court may order the removal of the person concerned to a suitable hospital or residential accommodation for any period not exceeding three months. An emergency procedure incorporated in the National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, provides for application for a removal order to be made to a single Justice of the Peace or a Court of Summary Jurisdiction by the Medical Officer of Health supported by a certificate of another registered Medical Practitioner. Such an order may not authorise a person’s detention for a period exceeding three weeks. Orders of either type may be extended from time to time by the Court for a period not exceeding three months. Naturally, before applying the legal procedure, efforts are made to persuade the person to enter the Home on a voluntary basis and I am pleased to say that no compulsory orders have been reported for the year under review. Amenities at Homes for the Aged It is the aim of all concerned that Glamorgan Homes should be real “ homes ” and every effort is made to meet all reasonable needs of the residents. Unless they wish otherwise, residents are provided with suitable clothing and receive comforts such as sweets, tobacco and cigarettes.