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Camberwell 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following were the regulations for the Executive
Committee:—
(A.) The Executive Committee shall, if satisfied by the report of
the District Committee that a man needs assistance, immediately send on
his name and address and occupation to the Borough Engineer, with a
request that he shall be given work for so many days per week for two
consecutive weeks that will provide remuneration in accordance with the
scale.
(B.) If the Borough Engineer is unable to afford employment in
any particular case, then the Executive Committee shall, if funds permit,
afford monetary assistance in accordance with the following scale: —
Maximum Scale which is only to be paid in exceptional circumstances
and where no work has been found by the Borough, Council or
relief given by the Guardians. Weekly scale of relief for
food and fuel: —
For work,
including
rent.
For cash
payments.
s. d. s. d.
(a) Man, wife and six or more children
dependent 10 0 16 0
(b) Man, wife and four or five children
dependent 9 0 16 0
(e) Man, wife and two or three children
dependent 8 0 12 0
(d) Man, wife and one child dependent 7 0 12 0
(e) Man and wife 6 0 8 0
Failing sufficient funds being available, applicants to be referred
to the Relieving Officer.
(C.) No case will be dealt with by the Executive Committee
except upon the written report of the District Committee, to whom
applications must be made in the first instance.
The scale of payments herein proposed was, as shown
hereafter, considerably modified.
Local Commitees. The following table gives the Local Centres
and the names of the Honorary Secretaries for each district as
they were eventually appointed:—
Local
Committees.
The following table gives the Local Centres and the names of the Honorary Secretaries for each district as they were eventually appointed:—
| Relief District. | Applications Received. | Local Centre. | Hon. Secretary. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a.m. p.m. 10.30 to 12.30 | St. Mark's Hall, Cobourg Road. | Miss Cowlard, United Girls' School Mission, 93, Cobourg Road. |
| 2 | a.m. a.m. 9.0 to 11.0 | Room at Cambridge House, 131, Camberwell Road. | R.A.Bray, Esq.,L.C.C. Cambridge House. 131, Camberwell Road. Miss Head, Talbot House Settlement. |
| 3 | p.m. p.m. 5.30 to 6.30 | Room at the Monastery, Lower Park Road. | D. J. Bryant, Esq., 48, Lausanne Road, Peckham. Rev. W. Pheasant, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Peckham. |
| 4 | p.m. p.m. 6.0 to 7.30 except Saturday. | Room at Emmanuel Church Mission, Brisbane Street. | Hugh Hunter, Esq., 31, Crofton Road. |
| 5 | a.m. a.m. 10.0 to 11.0 | St. Chrysostom's School House, 148, High Street, Peckham. | Rev. Joseph W. Maunders, 80, Clayton Road, Peckham. |
| 6 | a.m. noon. 10.0 to 12.0 | Room at No. 134, Camberwell Road. | George Stewart, Esq., 134,Camberwell Road. |
| 7 | a.m. noon 11.0 to 12.0 except Saturday. | St. Jude's Mission, Meeting House Lane. | C. H. Pollen, Esq , 35, Davies Street, Berkeley Square. |
| 8 | Mon. 6.30 to 7.0 Tues. 3.0 to 4.0 Wed. 6.30 to 7.30 Thurs. 3.0 to 4.0 Fri. 6.30 to 7.30 | Room at Cheltenham College Mission, Nunhead Grove, Nunhead. | Louis Dineen, Esq., 11, Wivenhoe Road, Peckham. |
| 9 | a.m. a.m. 10.0 to 11.0 | Room at St. Clement's Parish Room, Barry Road. | Rev. J. P. Valentin, 137, Barry Road. |