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Members of the Society give service to the public by rendering
first aid, especially from the Road Hut on the Sidcup By-Pass at
Ruxley Corner which is manned on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Auxiliary nursing is undertaken at hospitals and invalids are
escorted over long journeys. In the home, assistance is given to
the sick and aged and diversional therapy is provided.
A Foot Clinic has now been established in Sidcup for Old Age
Pensioners, and anyone requiring this service may contact Mrs. I.
Evans, 26, St. Johns Road, Sidcup, for an appointment.
A store of sick room equipment is maintained and can be
borrowed for a small charge from Hornbrook House, High Street,
Chislehurst, on:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 3 p.m. — 4 p.m.
Thursdays 11 a.m. — 12 noon
Fridays 12 noon — 1 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. — 10 a.m.
A Sub-Depot is also open at 34, Crescent Road, Sidcup.
The "Good Samaritan Club" for disabled men and women
meets at Hornbrook House, on the second and fourth Fridays in
each month at 2.30 p.m.
Handicraft classes for the disabled are also held at Hornbrook
House on Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. and at the Clinic,
St. Paul's Cray, on each Wednesday at 10 a.m.—12 noon.
The St. John Ambulance Brigade.
The St. John Ambulance Brigade functions within the Urban
District under the Divisional Superintendent, Mrs. Barton, and the
Divisional Secretary is Mr. H. R. Haley.
Personnel with first aid qualifications attend many public
gatherings, including local cinemas and meetings of the Old Age
Pensioners Associations.
Training in first aid and home nursing is offered to members of
the public.
First Aid is rendered in case of road accidents by staff stationed
at the Road Hut on the Sidcup By-Pass in the Longlands Area.
Through the Division's Medical Comforts Fund, bath chairs,
rubber sheeting, etc., may be hired for a nominal fee. Application
for these may be made at the Drill Hall, Halfway Street, Sidcup,
on Tuesdays at 8—10 p.m. and at other times by telephoning
FOOtscray 7444.