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tions to the funds of any voluntary organisation whose activi'
ties consist in or include the provision of recreation of meals
for old people.
"The average contribution by the Walthamstow Borough
Council to the funds of the Walthamstow Old People's Welfare
Committee in the past six years in cash and kind (cars for
meals on wheels, staff, premises, etc.) has been £1,200 per
annum. In addition one car has been provided free of charge
by a public spirited person on each day meals have been
delivered."
(c) Publicity. In August, the Old People's Welfare Committee
circulated to old people in the Borough, many thousands of
a booklet entitled "Questions and Answers on Old People's Welfare."
Full information was given in regard to retirement pensions,
non-contributory old age pensions, assistance grants, medical attention,
sudden illness, home nursing, the supply of medical and
surgical appliances, spectacles and dentures, domestic help, institutional
care, old people's clubs (of which there are seven in
Walthamstow), meals on wheels and a library service for the
infirm. Enclosed in the booklet was a prepaid postcard requesting
the name and address of the sender, and reading as follows:—
Do you want anyone to call ? (Yes or No.)
What help can the Committee give you ?
Towards the end of the year, it was agreed to assist in the
resulting enquiries which were required, by enlisting the aid of the
County Council's Health Visitors, and a total of 53 persons were
visited. The main requests were for the following services:—
Social Visits 18; Meals on Wheels 2; Domestic Help 5;
Financial Assistance 8; Legal Advice 2.
Appropriate action was taken in each case.
(d) Co-operation by Health Visitors. The role of the Health
Visitor in regard to old people's welfare is set out below:—
(i) Old People in Council Hostels.—Visits are paid on
the first Wednesday morning of each month to old people in
Council Hostels by the Superintendent Health Visitor and a
senior representative of the Housing Department. Any urgent
case is dealt with as soon as possible.