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As the Council will remember, this holiday home was opened
in 1948 and the charges therefor were fixed at that time as follows:—
21s. per week; or for those with Supplementary Old Age Pensions
15s. per week, inclusive of transport to and from the Home. The net
cost of the Home has increased each year from £3,164 in 1949/1950
to £5,152 in 1956/1957, and the Committee after considering the
many aspects of this valuable and popular service for elderly residents
considered that it would be reasonable to increase the charges,
without involving hardship, to 30s. per week inclusive of transport
to all visitors, as from the 1st July, 1957. No adverse effect has been
noticed in the number of applicants, in fact the cheapness of such
an excellent amenity was often a subject of comment among visitors.
Home Bathing and Laundry Service.—Six hundred and one (442)
baths were given at home during the year and the number of cases
being dealt with at the end of the year by the laundry service was
ten (9). Twenty-nine (25) people received help from the laundry
service during the year.
HOME SAFETY.—This important subject was referred to the
Public Health Committee in July. It is a matter in which close
liaison exists between this Council and the London County Council
through the medium of its Divisional Health organisation at 313/319,
Harrow Road.
In addition to the home visits paid by the London County
Council officers as well as our own, considerable publicity in the
form of posters and press has taken place. Further, small booklets
for the use of the aged which incorporate hints on home safety
have been circulated widely to the elderly through the medium of
the Post Office, the Women's Voluntary Services, the libraries, etc.,
to whom I extend my grateful thanks.
FOOD SUPERVISION
Unsound food.—Approximately 5¾ (8½) tons of diseased or
unsound food were surrendered for destruction. Diseased meat is
incinerated, and other condemned food disposed of through the
normal refuse channels.

Licences.—Licences to sell designated milk in force at the end
of the year are given below:—