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Holidays
We still continue to provide a holiday of a fortnight's duration at Margate.
It has been my privilege and that of some members of the Committee to visit the
old people at the home of Mr and Mrs. Greves during their holiday, and we can
assure the members of the St Pancras Association for the Care of the Aged that
the old people enjoy their holiday and are thoroughly well looked after. For
this we are indebted to Mr. and Mrs Greves The old people pay according to
their means but in no case is the payment so high that the holiday-maker is left
without a sufficient weekly sum of money to preserve his or her independence on
his holiday and to enjoy it During the fortnight's holiday local facilities
such as deck chairs at reduced prices are available to the old people and half
day outings are arranged to Canterbury Cathedral and to the hop fields.

This makes a total of 681 individual holidays since the beginning of the
scheme
Clothing
We have quite a moderate store of clothing which our nurses issue regularly
to those old people who need help in this direction
These are but a few of the benefits afforded by the St. Pancras Association
for the Care for the Aged.
They do not tell you the whole story
Dr. Tracy and I receive every morning a number of reports concerning old
people, prepared for us by the nurses These reports set out the age of the old
persons, the conditions under which they are living and what is required to keep
them healthy happy, and if possible, at home The list includes:-
Home Help Wireless
Invalid dinners Restraurant meals
Clothes Bedding
Voluntary visitor Holiday
Chiropody Fireguard
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