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Stepney 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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"The Holiday Centre is well-equipped with recreational
"facilities, including a games room, television, radio,
"etc.
"SCALE OF CHARGES
Adults £4.10s.0d per week.
Children-
5 to 16 years if at
school £2.10s.0d per week.
6 months to 5 years £1. 0s.0d per week.
Under 6 months No charge.
Week-ends 15s.0d per day.
"PERSONS WISHING TO BOOK ACCOMMODATION
"should apply at the Public Health Department, 43 White
"Horse Road, E.l, for a holiday booking form, and details
"of available dates. The form should be completed and
"returned as soon as possible, together with a deposit of
"£1 per person per week for the period booked. The balance
"of the charge, together with the Coach fare, must be paid
"in full seven days before the holiday is due to commence.
"The maximum period for which a person can be accommodated
" in any one year is two weeks.
"Owing to the limited number of single rooms available,
"separate rooms cannot be guaranteed, but every effort will
"bo made to meet the requirements of individual applicants
"wherever possible.
"Travel Facilities to and from the Holiday Centre will be by
"private Motor Coach on Saturdays, for which an additional
"charge will be made.
"SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR OLD PERSONS
"Old Persons wishing to be accommodated at the SPECIAL
"REDUCED TERMS of £2 per week with Free Transport to and
"from the Holiday Centre may avail themselves of a scheme
"which the Borough Council has made with the old people's
"welfare organisations in the Borough. They should apply
"to the Stepney Old People's Welfare Association or to
"any old persons' club in the Borough, who will make the
"necessary arrangements for them with the Council, or to
"the Public Health Department, 43 White Horse Road, E.l.
"This applies to all old persons resident in the Borough
"of Stepney, whether they are members of a club or not,
"i.e. men of 65 or over and women of 60 or over.
"(The above scheme for old persons operates under Section
"31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948)"
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