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MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE
The staff of the Department have continued to undertake responsibility
for the administrative and secretarial work of the Council for
the Welfare of Old People.
CLUBS:
The activities of the eight clubs have continued throughout the
year and classes have been arranged for handicraft and singing. Where
conditions were suitable, film shows were provided by the Borough
Council. Each club has held a Christmas Party and Club Leaders
have arranged outings to the seaside and to pantomimes, ice shows
and circuses.
The work undertaken by the Club Leaders and their helpers is
of great importance and plays a large part in the relief of loneliness in
the aged.
OUTINGS TO WOMEN'S INSTITUTES:
During the summer of 1956 eighteen visits were paid to various
Women's Institutes in and around the Home Counties and once again
it is necessary to thank these Institutes for their hospitality and
generosity. Some invitations were received from Institutes which
had not been visited before and it is a pleasure to extend the activities
in this field. Some of the clubs have in turn entertained parties from
Women's Institutes.
HOLIDAYS:
Arrangements were made for 126 people to spend holidays at
Margate, Ramsgate and Herne Bay.
MEALS SERVICE:
This service is operated by the Department under the existing
arrangements with the Council for the Welfare of Old People who
meet all the operating costs. The meals are delivered each day from
Monday to Friday, and the total number of meals delivered during
the year was 17,925, an increase of 1,795 over the previous year. As
in previous years a special Christmas Dinner was provided for each
person on the meals list. This dinner, consisting of traditional
Christmas fare, is specially pre-cooked and packed so that it is simple
to prepare for consumption. Each person was also given six new
laid eggs by a donor who wished to remain anonymous.