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The No. 54 Brentford & Chiswick Ambulance Division own an ambulance which
removed, during 1959, 62 invalids and covered 1,626 miles. This Division covers
duties at the Brentford Football Ground, at various Sports Meetings and cricket
matches. They supply an Instructor for First Aid and organise St. John Ambulance
Association classes for the local Civil Defence Corps and they also instruct in
First Aid certain of the local Scout troops. They send attendants to Old
People's gatherings and outings. Transport by motor ambulance is provided for
several members of the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship to their monthly social
gatherings. Members of this Division attended to 120 cases whilst on public duty
and 600 cases off duty.
So far as No. 135 Brentford & Chiswick Nursing Division is concerned, 142
duties at local Sports Meetings, Public gatherings and Entertainments were
carried out. All members of the Division are also members of the National Hospital
Service Reserve and available for duty in the local Hospital when required
by the Matron. One member is available at all times to assist in the Old
People's Home in Chiswick and is often called on by the Matron of the Home at
a minute's notice. Both First Aid and Home Nursing lectures have been given
during the course of the year. Members of this Division treated 37 cases on duty
and 6 cases off duty.
With regard to the two Cadet Divisions, they attend Sports Meetings as
messengers and have carried out 45 hours duty at the West Middlesex Hospital
and 241 hours duty at Belfairs Home for the Aged at Chiswick.
British Red Cross Society
Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing combine to form Ealing Area Division of this
society and work carried on through 1959 was as follows -
(1) Arrangement of sessions for the taking of blood for the transfusion
service, and the provision of volunteer assistants during the periods
of the blood transfusion service operations. 22 sessions for Blood
Donations were attended by members during 1959.
(2) Ambulance transport for the sick to supplement the County Ambulance
facilities.
(3) The maintenance of a medical equipment loan depot at No. 16 Heathfield
Terrace, Chiswick, W.4., open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from
7. 30 to 8.30 p.m.
(4) Occupational therapy for the disabled ex-Service pensioners and for
the Chest Clinic cases.
(5) The provision of a library service for home-bound tuberculous patients.
(6) Home visiting in cases of distress and the provision of urgently
required clothes, food and household articles or home nursing.
(7) The provision of volunteer workers to travel to and from hospital with
sick, aged, blind people or children.
(8) The supply of instructors and examiners in First Aid and Home Nursing
for adult and youth groups and for Civil Defence volunteers.
(9) Red Cross Home for the aged. Administration of Red Cross Convalescent
Home for Patients from the Geriatric Ward at West Middlesex Hospital.
(10) Attendance at permanent and temporary First Aid Posts when required.
In addition, there is a flourishing Junior Red Cross Unit at Chiswick, some
of whose members help at the local hospitals.
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