| Description | Papers and correspondence relating to the National Assistance Act, 1948, and the implementation of duties under the act by Whiston Rural District Council and Lancashire County Council.
Includes: Ministry of Health circulars concerning the Act, nos. 70/48 (Apr 1948), 87/48 (Jun 1948), 13/49 (Mar 1949), 51/49 (May 1949), 66/49 (Jul 1949), 66a/49 (Aug 1949) and 11/50 (Jan 1950); tender from J.G. Wilson Ltd., undertakers, concerning the burial of children (Sep 1948); letter from Rainford Urban District Council thanking J.R. Henley, Clerk to Whiston R.D.C., for information concerning the Act (Sep 1948); correspondence with Lancashire County Council regarding the Act and schemes related to duties under it (Nov 1948 - May 1952); various documents concerning schemes for the provision of welfare services for people with disabilities under Sections 29 and 30 of the Act; details of duties under the act regarding contributions to old people's organisations, removal of people in need of care and attention from insanitary conditions, burial or cremation of the dead; two issues of the Rural District Councils Association Official Circular, with articles and letters concerning the Act (Sep and Nov 1948); Scheme for the Exercise of Lancashire County Council's Functions Under Section 21 of the Act, concerning accommodation for elderly people and people with disabilities and/or long-term illnesses. |