[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland County Council
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    88/98 (page 88)
    ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. The arrangements made by the County Council for the lischarge of their functions under tlie Act provide :— (a) that the functions in relation to registration of Charities for Disabled Persons (Section 41) be dis- charged by the General Purposes Committee of the Council ; (b) that the functions other than those referred to in (a) above stand referred to the County Health Committee; (c) for the constitution of a Welfare Sub-Committee of the Health Committee (consisting of 12 members together with the Chairman of the County Council and the Chairman of the County Health Committee) to exercise on behalf of and subject to the general supervision of the Health Committee, the functions referred to in paragraph (b) above, and to exercise on behalf of the Council all matters relating to the day to day administration of the said functions within approved hnancial estimates as may from time to time be agreed; (d) for the constitution of two Area House Committees (each consisting of 9 members, together with the Chairman of the County Council and the Chairman of the Welfare Sub-Committee) responsible to the Welfare Sub-Committee for the day to day manage- ment of homes and hostels ; (e) that for the purpose of tlie discharge of the functions referred to in (c) and (d) there should be appointed an Officer to be known as the County Welfare Officer, wlio would be directl}'' responsible to the ^^’elfal•e Sub-Committee for all matters arising in connection with the performance of his functions, and adequate staff to assist him in the exercise thereof ; (f) that the County Medical Officer as chief executive officer of the Health Committee, should generally su])ervise the discharge of the fimctions of the^^ ellare Siub-Committee in so far as they relate to medical matters.