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29 persons have so benefited and some 6,170 lbs of soiled articles
laundered.
Provision of this service often discloses the urgent need for fresh
beds, bedding and clothing, which were supplied by this Department and the
voluntary services jointly.
Home Personal Cleansing is a voluntary service performed by a nurse of the
St. John Ambulance Brigade who visited a weekly average of 4 specially
difficult cases during the year.
Holidays
During the Summer, holidays are arranged with the Women's Holiday
Fund and various associations at seaside resorts, particularly Ramsgate, where
a small hotel caters for old people. During six weeks of the year this hotel
was occupied entirely by Chelsea residents. To make travelling easier, each
party was taken by coach direct from the Town Hall to the hotel,,
Number of assisted holidays 44
Self-paid holidays 56
100
The more infirm people needing holidays are referred to the Physically
Handicapped Department of the London County Council.
Domiciliary Library and Shopping Services are supplied by the Women's
Voluntary Services and the British Red Cross Society on the recommendation
of the Welfare 0fficer.
Christmas Parcels
Sufficient money was collected by the Christmas Dinner Fund Committee
to provide 1,000 housebound and lonely old folk with a Christmas parcel. In
addition to this number it is known that over 200 other pensioners received
some form of parcel or gift.
Coal
During the year sums totalling £187 were received by the Old People's
Welfare Committee and this enabled 102 old people to receive two cwts. of fuel.
During the very severe winter the Welfare Officer came across pensioners unable
to obtain fuel and in many cases had no other form of heating. It was decided,
therefore, to stock a supply of bagged coal for use in such cases and this,
no doubt, helped to relieve the hardship that these pensioners would have
experienced.
Accidents in the Home
To prevent accidents, which may be caused by faulty gas appliances,