[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council.

  • Isle of Wight (England). County Council. n 83204987.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    easing their parking difficulties. Up to and including 31st December, 1963, 23 disabled d rivers had been issued with badges under this scheme. Residential Care and Training. On the 31st December, 1963, the Council maintained six handicapped persons in the following homes :— Greathouse, Kington Langley ... ... ... ... ... 1 Roper House Home for the Deaf ... ... ... ... ... 1 Chalfont Epileptic Colony ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Easthill Home for the Deaf ... ... ... ... ... 1 Ampthill, Bedfordshire ... ... ... ... ... ... ] Disablement Advisory Committee. During the year, the County Council were invited by the Minister of Labour to nominate one representative to serve on the Disablement Advisory Committee for the ensuing five years. The Council nominated the Senior Social Welfare Officer, Mr. E. G. Bowley, who was accordingly appointed by the Minister to act in that capacity. Part IV. Section 37—Registration of Premises. During the year under review, four applications were received for the registration of premises as Homes for Aged and/or Disabled Persons. One application was subsequently withdrawn, and the remaining three applications were still under consideration at the end of the year. Registration was effected in the case of the three applications which were still under consideration at the end of the previous year. One such Home previously registered closed during the year. At the 31st December, 1963, thirteen Homes for Aged and/or Disabled persons were registered under this section of the Act. Section 47 Removal of Persons in need of Care and Protection. No action was taken under this section during 1963, in respect of persons needing care and protection. Section 48—Temporary Protection of Property of Persons admitted to Hospitals, etc. The Council accepted responsibility for the protection of the effects of twelve patients during the year. Section 50—Burial or Cremation of the Dead. During the year the Council accepted responsibility for the burial of one person under this section of the Act. Boarding-out of Aged and/or Disabled Persons. This scheme, whereby certain elderly and/or disabled people are placed with private households as an alternative to admission to res- idential accommodation provided by the Council, has continued to operate during the year. The following statistics give an indication of the progress of the scheme during the year (the relevant figures for 1962 being shown in brackets) :—