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Holidays are provided for aged people at the Shaftesbury Society Holiday
Home at Broadstairs and several Brentford and Chiswick members have had two
weeks holiday there and there is also a Holiday Camp at Dovercourt for the aged
physically handicapped to which two of the Borough's residents have been sent.
The West London Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, which has some
20 members in this Borough, continued its activities during 1961. The work
undertaken included the visiting of disabled members in their homes, the organisation
of social meetings and the provision of financial help with holidays,
WELFARE RELIEF OF DISTRESS
Brentford Philanthropic Society and Chiswick Philanthropic Society are
charitable associations which exist to give help to any in need who are as yet
outside of the many statutory provisions for Welfare, A request for help is
followed by a visit from a representative of the Society and gifts of coal,
extra comforts special foods, or help with payment for holidays are some of
the many provisions which have been made.
From the Chiswick Society the following assistance was given:
Clothing and Bedding 3
Shoes 2
COal 5
Food 7
Wireless Set 1
Holiday 1
Chiropody Treatment 8
Outing to Brighton with High Tea and 2/6d.
spending money 79
Christmas Gifts of 20/- each 240
Mulligan Trust Fund gift of 5/- each 22
Similar assistance was available from the Brentford Philanthropic Society,
which also maintains a chiropody service free to needy elderly 180 visits were
paid by the chiropodist during 1961. This Society distributed 64 tons of free
coal in 1 cwt. lots each old person receiving an issue three times in the year
80 old people were provided with one week's holiday by the sea, free of cost,
718 Christmas gifts of 7/6d. each plus a box of biscuits each were distributed
by the members on the Sunday before Christmas. 697 payments were made to enable
old persons in need to have extra home help, A Christmas tea and entertainment
was provided invitations being sent to 728 old people. The financial year of
this Society extends from September to August and these figures therefore cover
a different period from those in general throughout this Report, i.e. they include
figures for the latter part of 1960 and the earlier part of 1961.
During this period the Society purchased a house in Brentford and are
actively preparing its conversion and equipment as an Eventide Home.
WELFARE - SCHOOL CHILDREN
In 1961 654 755 meals and 935,167 bottles of milk containing each one
third of a pint were provided at Schools in this Borough.
The percentage of children having milk in schools is as follows:-
Primary 97.6%
Secondary 71.7%
Grammar 57.7%