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Another, which is open at the Troy Town Centre, Nigel
Road, S.E.15, on four days per week, served approximately
17,200 dinners during the past year.
A third, run every Wednesday at the W.V.S. Centre, 47,
Camberwell Church Street, S.E.5, has served approximately
1,917 dinners during the past year.
The Association makes a subsidy payment of 8d. a meal to
the first two Dinner Clubs. The W.V.S. make their subsidy
claim for the same amount direct to the authorities.
Office
During the past year applications for advice or assistance
in one form or another were received from or on behalf of
approximately 850 old persons. Of these, a considerable
number called for advice on more than one occasion.
Some queries could be dealt with fairly quickly but others
involved the writing of letters, the making of telephone calls,
and several interviews either at the office or at the old person's
home both with the elderly themselves and with their relatives
and friends.
Holidays
A grant of £500 was received from the Camberwell Borough
Council in the Spring of 1954 and arrangements were made to
send 100 Old People to the Coast or Country therewith. A
further application was then made to the Borough Council
which very kindly granted an additional £150. In all, 135 old
people were sent on holiday through the Association by means
of this grant during the Summer of 1954.
In most cases the old people were sent in small parties to
private Guest Houses for a fortnight's holiday. This, judging
by the many letters received from them and from the enthusiastic
reports they gave in person on their return home, they appeared
to have enjoyed to the full, despite the inclement weather.
Rodent Control
In January, 1954, the Public Health Committee adopted a
recommendation by the Medical Officer of Health that a new
rodenticide known as "Warfarin" should be brought into general
use for the surface treatment of rodent infestations. This
change of method which received the approval of the Ministry
of Agriculture and Fisheries came into effect on the 1st April
and resulted in considerable economy as it enabled a reduction
to be made in labour charges. In treating with "Warfarin" no
pre-baiting is necessary and sufficient bait can be laid to last