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WELFARE—GENERAL
The local headquarters of the St. John Ambulance Association are situated at Hartington
Road, Southall, and the honorary officers are Dr. C. J. P. Seccombe, 20, Western Road,
Southall, Divisional Surgeon; Mrs. E. Wilmot, 18, Hartington Road, Divisional Superintendent;
and Mr. H. S. King, 44, Northcote Avenue, Southall, Divisional Superintendent,
Ambulance Division.
The work carried out is as follows :—
Home Nursing and Nursing Equipment. The St. John Ambulance Nursing
Division has been trained in Home Nursing. It also lends Nursing equipment
for use in the home from its Medical Comforts Depot in Hartington
Road. During the year 635 articles were lent under this scheme—an increase
of 101 on the 1953 figure.
Ambulance Services. The St. John Ambulance Brigade maintains an ambulance
that is available for private hire, and which is also used on public duties in
connection with the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
Welfare—General. The St. John Ambulance Association carried out trainings in
First Aid and Home Nursing for all who cared to take advantage of the
service, and also for Civil Defence volunteers. The members of the Nursing
and Ambulance Divisions carried out many other duties including attendance
at local cinemas, sports, fairs, Old Folks' clubs, and accompanying old people's
group excursions to the sea-side. Members also took part in duties further
afield including London Airport, London Theatres, Concerts, Ice Shows.
Figures for the voluntary work carried out by the Nursing Division are as
follows:—
Of 1,155 hours—764 were spent on public duties, 6 on transport duties,
144 on hospital duties, 241 on other duties such as Medical Comforts,
Depot Attendances, Nursing Aid, etc.
The headquarters of the British Red Cross Society, Ealing Area Division, which
includes Southall, is Florence Nightingale House, 85, Uxbridge Road, Ealing, W.5.
The Divisional Director is Mrs. E. V. Bruce, and the work carried out is as follows:—
Training Red Cross Juniors and Seniors in First Aid and Home Nursing, and
also training candidates for the National Hospital Service Reserve.
Occupational Therapy when requested for the disabled ex-service pensioners and
for Chest Clinic cases.
Hospital duty during epidemics.
Provision and carriage of books to tuberculous home-bound patients.
Welfare visits which are increasing.
Hospital Library facilities and Picture Library.
Nursing Aid.
Nursing in the home.
Escort duty to and from hospitals for the sick, aged, blind people and children.
Medical loan, providing comforts for sick people.
Transport for the sick when requested.
Blood transfusion.
Civil Defence basic first aid training.
Accommodation in Red Cross Homes for chronic aged and sick.
Club for Disabled Persons. A Club, known as the Happy-Go-Luckies, meets
weekly and is a social and recreational one for people suffering from any physical handicap,
and transport is provided for those members who are unable to make their own way to the
Club premises, which are at the Southall Community Centre. The approximate number
attending weekly is 16, the total membership being 25.
WELFARE—OLD PEOPLE
The needs of 14 cases of old people living in difficult circumstances were investigated
during 1954, and the action taken is recorded in the following list:—
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