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the great number of vagrant men and women drifting into the Borough caused
concern: these persons, together with alcoholics and crude spirit drinkers, were the
subject of discussions and conferences before approaching the appropriate
Ministries.
Development of Voluntary Effort
The health departments of the former London County Council and of the
former Metropolitan Borough Councils had considerable assistance from voluntary
organisations: every endeavour was made by this Council to use the assistance
available to the full. In line with the advice given in Circulars 2/62, 7/62, and
18/62, account was taken of the voluntary help available in planning the future
of the health services in the Borough. In Inner London as a whole, and in the
area of the London Borough of Southwark in particular, the pattern of voluntary
help was complex and many organisations operating in these areas had reached
a high degree of development and specialisation.
Grants were made during 1965 by the London Borough of Southwark to the
voluntary committee of the Bird-in-Bush Welfare Centre and to Guy's Hospital
(which runs the Salomon's Centre) who provide maternity and child welfare
services on an agency basis for the Council.
A grant was also made by the Council to four associations providing chiropody
treatment for the elderly:
Camberwell Old People's Welfare Association
King George VI Memorial Club
Bermondsey Medical Mission
Southwark (North) Old People's Welfare Committee
to three associations providing centres for the mentally ill:
Cane Hill Hospital Psychiatric Social Club, Havil Street, S.E.5
Camberwell Samaritans' Preventive Mental Health Social Work (St. Giles'
Centre)
Helping Hand Organisation Ltd. (Giles House Hostel)
and two associations dealing with problem families:
South London Family Service Unit
Family Welfare Association.
In addition, there were various associations which served more than one
Borough and were receiving grant-in-aid from the Greater London Council:
Moral Welfare Associations
London Council of Social Service—General grant for organising home
advice groups
Institute of Social Psychiatry
West London Mission
1. St. Luke's Hostel for Alcoholics (men)
2. St. Mary's Hostel for Alcoholics (women)
Centre for Spastic Children
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