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The Council's contribution to the Old People's Welfare Services in
the Borough for the year 1964-5 amounted to approximately £25,000, which
included grants for the mobile meals service, old people's holidays, workrooms,
administrative expenses of the Stepney Old People's Welfare Association
and grants to various old people's clubs.
There are 17 old people's clubs in the Borough, all affiliated to
the Stepney Old People's Welfare Association.* One club closed during
the year. The Council is represented on the Association by the Chairman
of the Public Health Committee and other members of the Council and by the
Medical Officer of Health. A list of clubs and the facilities thereat
will be found on page 70.
The Mobile Meals Service operated by the Stepney Old People's Welfare
Association, the Women's Voluntary Service and the Beaumont Hall Settlement,
increased their deliveries to a weekly average of 1,054 meals to home-bound
old people. Five vehicles are employed in this service. Sight of the
old people's clubs which include luncheon clubs among their facilities,
provided an average of 828 meals every week. The W.V.S. Kitchen provided
over 50,000 meals during the year, some 22,000 for the mobile service.
A Utilabus purchased by the Association during the year with the aid
of a grant from the Council is employed in many activities, transporting
elderly infirm persons to lunch and social clubs and workrooms for the
elderly, to film shows, outings and summer holidays.
A Chiropody Service is provided by the Stepney Old People's Welfare
Association at clinics situated in three of the old people's clubs in the
Borough, and an average of 274 treatments including 127 domiciliary treatments
were given each month during the year, an increase of 25 per cent
over last year.
Anbulance Facilities
The London County Council is responsible under Section 27 of the
National Health Service Act 1946, for the provision of Ambulance transport
within the administrative County of London.
Conferences
The Council was represented at the following Conferences during the
year:-
(*) Hen.Secretary, The Stepney Old People's Welfare Association,
Limehouse Town Hall, Commercial Road, E.14.
Voluntary visitors are urgently needed and should apply to the Secretary.
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