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The West Ealing Centre employs approximately 50 people and the Greenford
Centre 33. There is therefore a total of 131 places available throughout the Borough.
The work done has again been diverse and includes the following:—
Assembling and packing ball point pens.
Making Manilla folders.
Assembling Soap cartons.
Packing tablets of soap.
Collating circulars and inserting them in envelopes.
Assembling and packing curtain wires.
Making padded coat hangers.
Collating catalogues
Repairing industrial overalls and gloves.
Packing balloons and balloon pumps.
Affixing labels to lids of shaving bowls.
While the work at the Centres is of course subsidised, nevertheless ll/5d. was
recovered for every £1 paid in wages. This compares with last year's figure of ll/4d.
Although this shows little change it may be remembered that the weather at the
beginning of the year was extremely severe and attendances consequently dropped at
that time.
During the year plans were submitted to the Public Health Committee for the
provision of a pre-fabricated timber building in Ravenor Park to replace the present
use of the Methodist Church Hall. When built this will enable the Greenford Work
Centre to have a great deal more working space and adequate storage facilities.
This year, for the first time, each Centre held its own Christmas Party and these
occasions were thoroughly enjoyed by the old people.
The Ealing Committee is represented at the Employment Fellowship Annual
General Meeting and plans were made during the year for an improved display of
the work done at the Ealing Work Centres to be shown at the meeting early in 1964.
The display was designed by Mr. J. A. Crisp, Public Health Inspector, and a
photograph of it is included in this report.