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Public Swimming 537,599
Swimming Tuition 5,762
School Swimming 206,735
Slipper Baths 100,106
Turkish Baths 11,763
Public Laundry-Hand washing 7,858
Machine washing 16,880
Swimming Club 35,661
Schoolchildren-Cricket School 457
Free Baths to Old Age Pensioners
and Unemployed Persons 6,568
Spectators 16,791
Bowling Green (excluding Club
reservations) 5,387
751,567
OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE
EXPANSION OF WORK
The year 1963 saw a rapid expansion in the Council's work
for the elderly. As mentioned in my Report for 1962, the Council's
newly established Old People's Welfare Committee is supported by
two Sub-Committees consisting mainly of representatives of voluntary
organisations working for the elderly. Within this framework it
has been possible to establish the foundations of a comprehensive
old people's welfare service. This rapid progress has only been
possible through the enthusiasm of the many active workers in this
field, both voluntary and statutory, and the interest of Members
of the Council.
There has been a widespread distribution of pre-paid business
postcards by the Department to active workers in old people's
welfare. These postcards are a useful means of notifying the
old people's welfare staff of a need. Immediately on receipt
of a postcard the elderly person is visited and any help found
to be required is obtained.
VISITING
A rapid rise in the amount of visiting of elderly persons
needing health and welfare help took place during the year.
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