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them, such as laundry, shoe repairs and hairdressing,, and they can be given
advice on any difficulties that occur in their private lives, A special blend
of tea. a milk beverage and a meat extract drink are also available at economical
prices Members living alone are encouraged to make use of the S.O.S card
scheme, and have the card ready and completed with personal details for window
display should an emergency occur.
This is the only club premises open daily for the use of old age pensioners
but there are other clubs meeting in different parts of the Borough once a week
to which mobile old age pensioners become attached as members,, for social and
recreational purposes
Brentford Old Polks social Club
This club meets every Wednesday 1.30 p.m-5 p.m. and has 140 members.
The meetings are social with periodic visiting entertainers There were five
free outings in 1964, two annual parties, and almost every week a free tea.
Old Age Pensions Association (Brentford Branch)
The membership of this Club is over 102, with an average attendance of 86
at the weekly meeting which is of a social nature with occasional Concert Parties,
In 1964, a free day's outing to the coast was arranged, and four half day trips,
two theatre parties a Birthday party and a Christmas party The Association
runs a penny a week club for sickness
Old Age Pensions Association (Chiswick Branch)
This association has a membership of 130 and meets weekly for social purposes
A free annual outing and Christmas Tea Party are held, and in 1964
additional outings were arranged and paid for by the members of the Association
themselves Members of the Club paid visits to any of the others who had cause
to be absent through sickness
Other Societies
Several of the societies whose functions are classified elsewhere In this
report contribute to a very considerable extent to the Welfare of the Elderly,
i.e. the British Red Cross Association, the St, John Ambulance Brigade, the
Blind Club, the Club for the.Hard of Hearing, the two Philanthropic Societies
and the Chiswick Mission
The Brentford Philanthropic Society owns a home "Scott Lodge' containing
flatlets for eleven elderly persons with some community service, and now is in
progress of planning an extension to provide an additional nine flatlets The
Chiswick Mission owns two houses which are let to aged persons - the number of
tenants is eight, and the tenants, each of whom has one room, pay a small nominal
rent
Money is available for relief of distress, provided from the Brentford and
Chiswick Sick Poor Persons Fund During 1964, fifteen persons were given assistance
by provision of coal, clothing, etc
Slipper Baths
Under the scheme for the provision at reduced rates (Id per bath with
soap and towel) of slipper baths for old people at the Public Baths Establishments,
2,520 baths were taken in Chiswick and 1,555 in Brentford.
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