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Issues of clothing were made in two hundred and seventy-five instances
immediately it was established that need existed. The Women's Voluntary
Services and other kind donors made available a variety of items of wearing
apparel, whilst the National Assistance Board readily made grants which
resulted in the provision of bedding,
After careful consideration it was arranged for seventeen persons to
be transferred to institutions, and in most cases it was found that they
settled down to a communal life, although it was at first apparent that
considerable tact and advice was necessary before the advantages were
realised.
The enfeebled condition of eight persons rendered it advisable to give
them personal cleansing- Twenty-eight rooms were cleansed, and in some cases
unwanted items disposed of.
Boot and shoe repairs, at the rate of twenty-five pairs monthly, are
dealt with by a local repairer, who kindly makes a reduction of twopence in
the shilling from normal charges, an offer which is fully appreciated.
At the beginning of November, a laundry service for incontinent persons
was inaugurated by the Council with the valued co-operation of Fulham Borough
Council. Soiled linen is collected twice weekly from the homes of these
unfortunate persons and delivered to Fulham's disinfecting station where it is
laundered and later collected for return to those using the scheme. By the
end of the year four persons were so benefiting, and some 230 pounds of
bedding, etc., had been laundered. No doubt as the facility becomes more
publicised it will be made fuller use of.
A total of two thousand, three hundred and forty-three visits were made
to registered cases by the Council's Social Worker, either in their own homes,
or whilst they were undergoing hospital treatment.