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66
Christmas and Other parcels distributed 1 388
Clubs 5
Club membership 620
Club Meals served 8,433
Women's Voluntary Services
3,360 meals have been cooked and served in connection with
Fridays Meals on Wheels service and 3 022 meals have been cooked
and served at the Luncheon Clubs on Fridays, Visitation of old
people and much assistance in many ways is given to those in need
of help.
British Red Cross Society
Organise three Evergreen Clubs with a membership of 370 who
meet once weekly, and where summer outings and Christmas Parties
are arranged and sick members visited. During the year 284 of
their members have received foot care at their clinic which is held
once a fortnight also 9 old people are visited once a week by the
H, H. Service.
O.A.P. Associations
Six branches of this Association meet once weekly in the
Borough where outings, socials are arranged and again valuable
work is done by the visitation of their sick members,
(f) The Hospital Services
These offered a variety of out patient clinics of great
benefit to the aged. In addition acute beds, medical and surgical,
are always available. Chronic sick beds however were in great
demand and more of them are urgently wanted.
The Hospital Almoners carried out very good work in making
welfare arrangements whilst the patients were in hospital and before
their return home.
(g) The Pensions and National Insurance Office
The Officers of this Department keep in touch with aged persons
and help in ensuring correct and regular payments are made.