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Home Nursing.—Paddington and St. Marvlebone 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.—12.30 p.m. and from 2.15—5.15 p.m. Bookings
to be made on the day in Room 115. A charge of Is. 6d. is made.
A Home Chiropody Service is also run by the Association, on the first three Thursdays in the month. Bookings
to be made with the Secretary, Old People's Welfare Association. A charge of 2s. is made.
Clubs.—There are three W.V.S. "Darby and Joan" Clubs:—
(1) at 7, Wyndham Place, W.l, on Wednesdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
(2) at 7, Wyndham Place, W.l, on Thursdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
(3) at 60, Paddington Street, W.l, on Tuesdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
Other " Darby and Joan " Clubs are :—
(4) The Liberal Jewish Women's Club, St. John's Wood Road, N.W.8 (for old people of all denominations)
on Wednesdays, 2.30 to 4.00 p.m.
(5) The " Inner Wheel " Club on Fridays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. in Christ Church Hall, Shroton Street, N.W.I.
(6) The Fourth Feathers Club, 28, Mulready Street, Church Street, N.W.8, on Thursdays, 2.30 to 4.30
p.m. This Club is open during the mornings from Monday to Friday between 9.30 and 12.30 as a
reading and games room.
(7) The Barrow Hill Club. Alternate Thursdays at 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
The women's organisations of Churches in the Borough have large numbers of old age pensioners among their
members.
Women's Voluntary Services, 104, St. John's Wood Terrace, N.W.8. (Tel.: PRI. 1051).
Citizens' Advice Bureau, 60, Paddington Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 8614 and WEL. 8708).
The Wireless for the Bedridden Society, 55a, Welbeck Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 0949).—Wireless sets can be
installed on loan to bedridden or housebound persons, and maintenance paid if necessary. Applications must be
backed by some person or agency who has investigated the applicant's financial position.
Family Welfare Association, 8, Kensington Park Road, W. 11. (Tel.: PAR. 6683).
Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's Families Association (S.S.A.F.A.), Room 103, Town Hall, SI. Marylebone, W.l.
(Tel.: WEL. 7766, Ext. 97).—Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10.00 a.m.—12.30 p.m.
Salvation Army Headquarters, 236, Portman Buildings, Lisson Grove, N.W.I (Tel.: PAD. 8553).
Church Army, 55, Bryanston Street, W.l. (Tel.: PAD. 9211).
British Red Cross Society, 106, Crawford Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 3416).
National Association for the Paralysed, 1, York Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 8373).
National Association for Mental Health, 39, Queen Anne Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL 1272).
HOMES.
St. Marylebone Almshouses, St. John's Wood Terrace, N.W.H. (Tel.: PRI. 0696).—For St. Marylebone residents
of either sex, aged 65 or over and still able-bodied. Applications to the Secretary.
Christian Union Almshouses, 21, Crawford Place, W.l. (Tel.: PAD. 7579).—This is a Church of England
charity. Applications to the Secretary.
Church Army Home for Men, 187, Marylebone Road, N.W.I. (Tel.: PAD. 6649).-—This Home has some beds
for old men. Apply Secretary.
Church Army Lodging House for Women, 10, Daventry Street, N.W.I. (Tel.: PAD. 4855).—Elderly able-bodied
women, still at work, can be admitted although the hostel is not specially for the aged.
The Ladies' Home, 41, Abbey Road, N.W.8. (Tel.: MAI. 6831).—For elderly ladies in reduced circumstances.
Newstead, 17-19, Greville Place, N.W.6. (Tel.: MAI.'5711).—Maintained by the St. Marylebone Old People's
Homes for the aged of either sex in need of care and attention.
Old People's Homes Committee, 296, Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W.l. (Tel.: VIC. 9977).—Details of old people's
homes in London and provinces.
CINEMAS.
The following local cinemas admit old age pensioners for 9d. on weekdays (excluding Saturdays) up to 3 p.m.
The Gaumont, Edgware Road.
The Odeon, Edgware Road.
The Regal, Harrow Road.