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Chiropody
Appointments are made for treatment for Evergreen Club members
only at reduced charges.
Escort Duties
Escort duties are performed, for example, sick persons may be
met at the main railway stations and escorted through London to their
destinations.
Various other services are given such as:—
Manning First Aid Posts at public functions and private
entertainments.
Nursing in the home in emergencies.
Blanket bathing in the home for men and women.
Assisting in carrying patients up and down stairs, where
required, when ambulance service is not available.
Driving disabled patients to clubs by volunteer drivers.
Paying home welfare visits on behalf of the Family Welfare
Association, the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and
the Services Benevolent Association.
Red Cross Services available in cases of sickness, disablement
and infirmity from old age.
All enquiries to be directed to Miss. F. M. Rochat, Divisional
Director, British Red Cross Society, 172, Regents Park Road, N.3
(FINchley 2588).
OCTOPUS CLUB
The Finchley Borough Council have continued to grant to the
Octopus Club the use of the Indoor Bath at Squires Lane on alternate
Sundays from 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. The total membership of the
Club is about 50 and the average number of members who attend
each session is about 26.
The Club does not confine itself to those who have suffered from
Poliomyelitis. Persons who have suffered from any kind of disablement
may attend at the Bath, providing that each can produce a
certificate from his family doctor stating that he is free from infection
and would benefit from attending the swimming sessions. The cases
are collected from a wide area by ambulance and cars (such arrangements
being made by the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship) and are
assisted in changing and serving hot drinks, and also in the water by
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