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SECTION 4
GENERAL
MEALS ON WHEELS
The entire Borough is covered by a Meals on Wheels
service to deliver hot meals to old people who have difficulty
in providing them for themselves Meals are cooked
centrally and delivered by van in heated containers.
In the Ealing and Hanwell area this is operated by
the British Red Cross Society Meals are delivered from two
to five times weekly and the number of old people served
is 56 The total number of meals delivered last year was
13, 166.
In the Greenford Perivale and Northolt areas the
service is operated by the Womens Voluntary Service, A
paid Cook is now employed, but the rest of the work i.e
preparing vegetables, driving the van. delivery of meals
and washing up is done by voluntary workers. It is now
possible to provide special meals for those on restricted
diets. During 1958 4,880 meals were served The number
of old people being so helped at the end of the year was
57, each receiving two meals per week.
CHIROPODY.
The Chiropody Service has been operated by the British
Red Cross Society from the 1st April, 1958 Old people
normally attend approximately every two months and treatment
is now given at 14 different places in the Borough
as follows;-
Health Clinics 5
Community Centres 3
Almshouses 1
Old People's Home 1
Private Surgeries 4
In addition treatment is given in their homes to
housebound patients. There is a considerable demand for
this service but it has been possible to avoid a waiting
list.