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and Welfare, Housing and Children's Departments, the I.L.E.A.
and the Housing Department of the G.L.C. When necessary,
representatives of other statutory or voluntary bodies are invited
to attend.
Included among matters discussed at its meetings during 1965
were those concerning difficult housing estates, prevention of homelessness
in its widest sense, shel ered accommodation and the likely
effects on problem families of the impending Administration of
Justice Act which was to deal with debtors and outstanding hire
purchase commitments.
A summary of the work undertaken during the current year
is given in the following table: —
No. of Intermediate Case Conferences held 15
♦No. of New Cases discussed 18
No. of Old Cases discussed 14
No. of Housing Case Conferences held 11
♦No. of New Cases discussed 49
No. of Old Cases discussed 62
*New Cases: Referred by: —
Greenwich Housing Department 16
Greenwich Health and Welfare
Department 15
Greenwich Children's Department 2
G.L.C. Housing Department 28
I.L.E.A. Department 4
N.S.P.C.C 2
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Welfare Foods
Resulting from the closure in 1954 of the local offices of the
Ministry of Food, distribution of National Welfare Foods was
undertaken by the London County Council. This responsibility has
now passed to the new London Borough of Greenwich and under
the Ministry of Health Scheme the following foods and nutrients
are sold at regulated prices from all the Council's Welfare Centres:
National Dried Milk
Cod Liver Oil
Vitamin 'A' and 'D' Tablets
Concentrated Orange Juice
In addition to these, a number of proprietary foods are sold
at special prices and manufacturers co-operate in providing
'welfare' packs. This service has continued to expand and, as new
products become available and are felt to be valuable dietary