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fire detection system were brought to the attention of the Old People's Walfare
Sub-Committee and the Housing Committee as Old People s flatlets in a converted
building in Sutton Court Road, Chiswick were a project of these Committees
It was decided that a fire detection system would be standard equipment in this
type of property in the future and would be installed both in the Sutton Court
Road flatlets and the Walnut Tree Road South scheme under consideration
The Home Safety Sub-Committee also decided to invite the participation of
the children in the local schools in a poster and poetry competition on Home
Safety subjects The schools were circulated and the decision was made that
the competition should be held early in 1965
Other matters receiving earnest attention from the Committee members were
the safety of gas and electric cookers the need for the special marking of large
plate glass doors which can cause injury because of not being visible to shortsighted
or careless persons, water safety the dangers of plastic bags if too
readily available to young children,, and the need for domestic fire extinguishers
to be sufficiently small, cheap and effective to be readily purchased for every
home
The Public Duty Officer of the St John Ambulance Brigade and the Divisional
Director of the British Red Cross Society have kindly supplied information concerning
their welfare work in the Borough
St John Ambulance Brigade
There are 4 Divisions of St John Ambulance Brigade in this Borough
No. 54 Brentford & Chiswick Ambulance Division
No. 125 Brentford & Chiswick Nursing Division
No. 95 Brentford & Chiswick Cadet Division
No. 86 Brentford & Chiswick Nursing Cadet Division
The No. 54 Brentford and Chiswick Ambulance 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 local Scout troops They send attendants to Old People s gatherings
and outings
The members of the No 135 Brentford and Chiswick Nursing Division do duty
at local Sports Meetings, Public gatherings and entertainments 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 Elderly
and infirm people were visited in their own homes under the Good Neighbours
scheme introduced in 1962
Members of the two Cadet Divisions attend Sports Meetings as messengers
and carry out duty at the West Middlesex Hospital and Belfairs Home for the
Aged in Chiswick
British Red Cross Society
Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing combine to form Ealing Area Division of
this society and work carried on throughout 1964 was as follows
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