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National Insurance : Local Offices—
For Postal Area, W.l For Postal Area, N.W.\. For Postal Area, W.2 and N.W.8
36/38, Berkeley Square, W.l. 194, Euston Road, N.W.I. 5, Praed Street, W.2.
Tel. : GRO. 6060. Tel. : EUS. 6451. Tel. : PAD. 3411.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
Homes.—Luxborough Lodge, 1, Luxborough Street, W.l. (Tel. : WEL. 5619).—Apply to Admissio11
Officer. As well as other large homes, the L.C.C. also have some small homes for old people in the
London Area. Apply through Admission Officer as above.
Welfare of the Blind.—This is the responsibility of the L.C.C. Apply to The Welfare of the Blind
Department, 5, Princes Row, S.W.I. (Tel. : VIC. 0162, Ext. 22).
Mental Illness.—Dealt with at County Hall, Westminister Bridge Road, S.E.I. This service is
available for urgent cases at all times. Apply to Duly Authorised Officer. (Tel.". WAT. 5000
Ext. 273).
Home Helps Services, Room 91, Town Hall, St. Marylebone, W.l. (Tel. : WEL. 7766, Ext. 30).—
The organiser can send domestic helps to old people who by reason of age or infirmity can no longer
manage all their own domestic work.
ST. MARYLEBONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Public Health Department, Town Hall, St. Marylebone, W.l. (Tel. : WEL. 7766, Ext. 105).—Miss
Sharp, Sanitary Inspector, deals with any public health matters among old people which are brought to
her notice. A special laundry service for incontinent old people is run by the Council.
Public Baths, Seymour Place, W.l. Monday to Friday up to 4.30 p.m. Old age pensioners pay Id.
(soap and towels extra).
Holidays.—The Borough Council's grant towards the cost of holidays for old age pensioners is
administered by the Old People's Welfare Association.
Fuel.—Old people without coal owing to delayed delivery should be reported to the Fuel Officer
or to Miss Sharp. The Fuel Officer can give an order to the coalman for priority delivery within 48 hours.
Miss Sharp can arrange an immediate delivery of 28 lbs. of coal to tide over until the coalman calls.
Other Services.—The Council under various statutory powers (i) may apply to the Courts for Orders
for the removal to suitable premises of persons who are suffering from grave chronic diseases or, being
aged, infirm or physically incapacitated, are living in insanitary conditions AND are unable to devote to
themselves, and are not receiving from other persons, proper care and attention ; (ii) may cleanse
verminous or infirm persons at the Cleansing Station in Lisson Grove or, if they are enfeebled, in
their homes; and (iii) may undertake burial or cremation of the dead where no other suitable
arrangements are being made.
VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES.
St. Marylebone Old People's Welfare Association.—Room 103, Town Hall, St. Marylebone. (Tel. :
WEL. 7766, Ext. 97). Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. Miss M. K. C.
Macintosh, Hon. Secretary. At other times, 38, Clarence Gate Gardens, N.W.I. (Tel. : PAD. 5266).
Visiting.—The Old People's Welfare Association has a panel of voluntary visitors, men and women,
who pay regular friendly visits to old people. Three of these visitors are liaison officers between the
Association and groups of lay visitors attached to churches. This is in addition to the visiting done by
the Clergy and Church workers of all denominations.
Meals on Wheels. (Dinners).—This service is financed by the Old People's Welfare Association
(aided by a grant from the Borough Council and L.C.C.), and operated by the W.V.S. Hot dinners can
be taken to the home, price lOd. for two courses. It is at present restricted to the ill or infirm. Apply
either to the Old People's Welfare Association or to the W.V.S.
W.V.S. Luncheon Club, 196, Marylebone Road, N.W.I.—Old age pensioners can obtain dinners for
lOd. from Monday to Friday. Notice to attend must be given to W.V.S. beforehand.
Home Nursing.—Paddington and St. Marylebone District Nursing Association, 117, Sutherland
Avenue, W.9. (Tel. : CUN. 1462).
Chiropody.—A clinic is run by the Old People's Welfare Association and the British Red Cross Society
in Room 115, Town Hall, St. Marylebone, W.l, every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from
2.15 to 5.15 p.m. Bookings to be made on that day in Room 115, A charge of l/6d. is made,