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Residents, who must be over 65 years of age, are drawn
from the Old Age Pensioners group, and accommodation is
available to persons with an income up to £200 per annum, net.
All residents must be able bodied with a clean bill of health."
"Merevale," Bickley Park Road, Bickley.
This Home is run by the North West Kent Housing Society
Ltd., and has accommodation for 29 old people. At the end of
1948, there were 7 male and 22 female residents, of whom 3 were
registered as blind persons and there was one married couple.
The average age at 31st December, 1948, was 79 years."
"The Vane," Denbridge Road, Bickley.
The London County Council is the responsible authority for
this Home, which has accommodation for 29 residents (4 for men
and 25 for women).
There were 27 residents at 31st December, 1947, 20 admissions
during 1948, and 18 discharges during the year.
All residents draw old age pensions, or, if necessary, an
allowance from the National Assistance Board of 26s. per week,
and pay 21s. for their maintenance and keep 5s. for themselves.
Any who have private means, however, are asked to pay for
their accommodation, according to their income, up to a maximum
of £3 8s. 3d. per week.
"Dunoran," Park Farm Road, Bickley.
I am indebted to the Administrative Officer of the Bermondsey
and Southwark Group Hospital Management Committee for
the following report:—
"In 1948 the number of beds available at Dunoran Home
was increased to thirty and during the year there were 59 admissions.
Thirty-one of these were dying patients; the remaining
twenty-eight were permanent chronic cases or patients
admitted for a short time for a necessary change of scene or to
give relatives a rest.
"In July the Home was taken over by the State and came
under the administration of the Bermondsey and Southwark
Hospital Management Committee. Since that time only chronic
and dying patients have been admitted and arrangements have
been made for the transfer of the elderly non-medical residents.
Most of these have now been transferred to Greenhill, Oaklands
Road, Bromley, a new Home for elderly women recently opened
by the Brook Lane Medical Mission."