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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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denominations, etc. Arrangements exist for the department to
keep in touch with these Greenwich residents accommodated outside
the Borough.
Part III Accommodation—Statistics
| 1st April, 1965 Nos. in Residence | 31st December, 1965 Nos. in Residence | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old People's Homes | Males | Females | Total | Admitted | Died | Discharged or transferred | Males | Females | Total |
| Perry grove | 31 | 29 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 62 |
| Plumstead Lodge | 23 | 66 | 89 | 59 | 12 | 42 | 22 | 72 | 94 |
| Sunbury Lodge | 17 | 46 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 62 |
| Weybourne | 20 | 39 | 59 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 58 |
| *Southern Grove Lodge | 180 | 54 | 234 | 74 | 32 | 68 | 148 | 60 | 208 |
| Totals | 271 | 234 | 505 | 186 | 67 | 140 | 232 | 252 | 484 |
| Voluntary Establishments | 1st April, 1965 | Admitted | Discharged | 31 st December, 1965 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Homes | No. of Residents | No. of Homes | No. of Residents | |||
| Aged | 24 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 |
| Blind | 9 | 10 | _ | _ | 9 | 10 |
| Epileptics | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Physically Handicapped | 16 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 |
| Deaf and Dumb | I | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 52 | 69 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 69 |
Homeless Families—Accommodation
The first priority of the Department in dealing with the problem
of homelessness is the provision of shelter to overcome the immediate
crisis. Our present resources have proved sufficient to meet
these needs.
Acting on the instructions of the Council, the Department's
policy for dealing with homelessness is an enlightened one. We
are not prepared to see families breaking up, with fathers separated
from wives and children, which makes the ultimate re-establishment
or rehabilitation of the family unit difficult if not impossible. This
is not to say that families are encouraged passively to accept everything
that the Council is prepared to provide. The most strenuous
efforts are made by the Department's officers to induce families to