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Lewisham Old People's Welfare Association 16,600
Lewisham Darby and Joan Club 500
St. Mark's Old Folks' Club 70
Hither Green Branch of the National Federation of Old
Age Pensions Associations 68
St. Philip's Darby and Joan Club 34
The Over 60's Friendly Club 48
The Bellingham Community Association Darby and
Joan Club 44
Lee Branch of the National Federation of Old Age
Pensions Associations 54
Good Companions Club 20
St. Hilda's Seniors' Club 75
Blackheath Branch of the National Federation of Old
Age Pensions Associations 24
September Club 60
St. John's Over 60's Club 64
The Friendship Circle over 60's Club 75
Sydenham Hill Social Club, Darby and Joan Section 20
Companions Darby and Joan Club for Deaf and Dumb 38
Autumn Club 46
St. Cyprian's 61 Club 38
Saville Club 220
Burnt Ash Club 160
Sunset Club 20
Primrose Club 35
Silver Lining Club 50
This left a sum of money available for new clubs which might
qualify for grant, and one such club, the Welcome Club (£40) was
given the grant indicated for the part year. Additional grants were
paid to nearly all the clubs as a help towards fares.
5. Costs.
It is not easy to give a definite statement of the cost to the Borough
Council of work for old people as some of the cost is by its very nature
hidden in various estimates: for example, the salary of the women
health officers is partly on infectious disease and partly on old people.
Similarly there has often been a hidden subsidy to LOPWA in the rent
charged to them for their office accommodation.
Bearing in mind, however, these provisos, it seems that in the
financial year 1963/64 a sum of about £38,000 was spent by the Borough
Council on the care of the elderly. To understand the growth of this
service it is only necessary to mention that eleven years ago, in the year
1952/53, the corresponding expenditure was £1,750 and for the
current year 1964/65 the sum included in the estimates has been £53,565.
These are gross figures, against which some income can be set (£4,255
for 1964/5) but they do not include any apportionment of salaries.