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of the sources given on the back of the card. The local press have
generously assisted in making this service known.
Grants to Clubs, etc.
Under Section 31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the
Council can make contributions to voluntary bodies whose activities include
the provision of recreation or meals for old people.
During the year grants were made as follows:-
(a) The Kensington Communal Kitchen Service
were granted £500 as a contribution towards
the cost of operating a Meals-on-Wheels
service in co-operation with the Kensington
Women's Voluntary Services.
(b) The Kensington Council of Social Service were
granted £165 for chiropody treatment of old
persons confined to their homes.
(c) The Home from Home Club, Royal Palace Hotel,
were granted £46. 8s. 6d. towards their general
running expenses.
(d) The Merrymakers' Club for old people were
granted £5 towards the cost of purchasing new
crockery.
(e) The Evergreen Club were granted £5 for the
purchase of games, gramophone records, etc.
(f) The Hammersmith Old Age Pensioners' Angling
Competition Committee were granted £5 towards
the cost of their annual competition.
(g) The Old Age Pensioners' Social and Angling Club
(North Kensington Community Centre) were
granted £15 towards the cost of crockery and
other equipment.
Holidays
In April, 1951, the Council approved a scheme for arranging
holidays for old people through a voluntary organisation; this scheme
was amended in 1953 and in 1957.
The procedure prior to 1959 provided for block bookings being
made at Lennox House, Southsea, and through the Ramsgate & District Hotel
and Boarding Association. Applicants for a holiday were visited by the
woman health officer, and were assessed for payment in accordance with the
approved scale, which was based on the income of the applicant, (In
1958, the amount paid by an old person for a fortnight's holiday varied
from 10s. to £2). In 1958, sixty-seven old people were sent on holiday;
the total cost to the Council, after deducting contributions, was £563.l6s.9d.