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St. John's, Hackney Churchyard, E.8.
Sylvester, Sylvester Path, E.8.
Wetherell, Wetherell Road, E.9.
Other services provided by the London County Council include health visiting,
home nursing, domiciliary midwifery, domestic help, care and aftercare
of persons suffering from tuberculosis and a comprehensive school health
service.
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
St. Joseph's Hospice in Mare Street is administered by a Catholic
community of nuns and provides accommodation for persons suffering from chronic
and incurable diseases. The services rendered by the Sisters is of the
highest order and meets a great need.
The Hackney District Nursing Association, which is affiliated to the
Queen's Institute of District Nurses, has an average staff of 25 nurses, and as
agents of the Local Health Authority paid over 90,000 visits to general and
midwifery cases during the year ended 31st March, 1953. The association also
provides a mobile physiotherapy unit and this service is much appreciated by
residents,
St. John Ambulance Brigade. The Hackney Division is most active
and renders valuable service in many directions, more particularly in providing
first-aid facilities at many sporting and recreational centres in the
area.
7he British Red Cross Society The Hackney Division comprises five
detachments and one cadet unit totalling 175 members. Services provided include
lectures to members of the National Hospital Service Nursing Reserve,
loan of medical supplies and transporting and guiding of patients,
Women's Voluntary Services. The local branch of this organisation
continued to render invaluable assistance in connection with the hospital
library service, the distribution of welfare foods, issue of clothing and
furniture to necessitous cases, old people's welfare, children's escorts to
and from hospital and convalescent homes, etc. The branch is represented on
several local social welfare committees.