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Care of the Aged. —The National Old People's Welfare Committee is a voluntary organization that aims at the "coordination of the many services which voluntary organizations and statutory bodies can now provide for old people and in particular the fostering of partnership between voluntary organizations and local authorities and with one another, so that no time is lost in parallel schemes or gaps overlooked for lack of concerted planning." The recently published report of the committee, covering the period October, 1950, to March, 1952, shows that 40 national voluntary organizations are represented on the committee, in addition to representatives of official local authority organizations. Linked with the national committee are 12 regional, 49 county, and 831 local old persons' welfare committees. One of the major geriatric problems at the moment is the care of aged infirm persons. The position has been partly eased by the King Edward's Hospital Fund for

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