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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 ir providing them for themselves Meals are
cooked centra ly and delivered by van in heated containers
In the Eeling and Hanwell area this is operated by
the British Red Cross Society. Meals are delivered from
two to five Limes weekly and the number of old people
served is 70 The total number of meals delivered last
year was 13,533.
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. The number of old people being so helped at the
end of the year was 72, each receiving two meals per week,
The total number of meals delivered last year was 6,558
CHIROPODY
There has been a Chiropody Service for the elderly in
the Borough since 1956. and it has been operated by the
British Red Cross Society since February, 1958 This has
been done with the assistance of a grant from the Borough
Council to the British Red Cross Society under Section 31
of the National Assistance Act.
The scheme has functioned extremely satisfactorily
and a large number of old people receive treatment through
out the Borough. At present Chiropody is available as
follows:-
Clinics.
Cherington House. Cherington Road, Hanwell, W.7.
Greenford Green, Wadham Gardens, Greenford
Islip Manor, Eastcote Lane, Northolt.
Laurel House, Windmill Road. Ealing, W. 5.
Mattock Lane, 13 Mattock Lane, Ealing, W. 5.
ommunity Centres.
Northolt Manor House, Church Road, Northolt,
Greenford.