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(d) BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. The Division continued to be of
service to the borough in duties at cinemas, theatres, public meetings,
sports meetings, as well as duties at the local hospitals, including
trolley shops: also in the training of National Hospital Service
Reserve personnel. The Division consists of three Women's and one
Men's Detachments, one Cadet Unit and one Link First Aid and Home
Nursing classes were held during the year.
(e) THE HACKNEY, SHOREDITCH AND STOKE NEWINGTON DIABETIC CLUB.
This organisation has now completed its second year, and has a membership
of some 106 persons. The Club, which is affiliated to the British
Diabetic Association, functions as a social as well as an educational
body The programme of activities throughout the year included medical
talks, film shows, whist drives, a visit to a convalescent home, and a
"Quiz" evening. The individual diabetic has much to gain from membership
of this body.
(f) HACKNEY AND STOKE NEWINGTON DEANERY MORAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
The following is an extract from the Annual Report of this Association
for the year ended 31st March, 1956:- "Once again we have to report a
year which has been full of effort on the part of our worker, Mrs.
Bradford. New cases to the number of 118 have been dealt with of which
98 were of single girls. Of the total cases 56 were between the ages
of 16 and 21 and 44 between the ages of 22 to 30. Each case requires a
good deal of personal consideration and above all the establishing of
the right relationship that will make ic possible for the most effective
results to be achieved. Twenty-eight girls went into Mother and Baby
Homes, and of these eight returned home with their babies, seven of the
babies were adopted, and seven went into residential nurseries or to
foster mothers".
(g) BRITISH HOME FOR DEAF AND DUMB WOMEN, 26, Clapton Common. E. 5.
The objects of this institution are:- (i) to train deaf women and
girls so as to enable them, if possible, to earn their own living and
(ii) to provide a home for destitute deaf women who, from age or
infirmity, are unable to support themselves. Some 26 deaf and dumb
persons were resident in the home in the year 1955-1956.
(h) INVALID MEALS FOR LONDON. In March a new kitchen and restaurant
were opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at 159,
Lower Clapton Road, E.5. Hot meals, specially planned and cooked, are
supplied by the Association to persons suffering from various diseases,
patients recently discharged from hospital and people who are not quite
fit enough to look after themselves. The patients also include nursing
and expectant mothers and elderly invalids. The service is available
on application by doctors, almoners, medical officers of health and
state registered nurses. Meals are served in the restaurant, or taken
to the homes of those unable to attend on five days a week by vans
fitted with heated food containers All cases pay for their meals but
specially reduced prices are arranged for retirement pensioners, noncontributory
old age pensioners and those in receipt of National Assistance.
The service is much appreciated, especially by home-bound
patients who look forward to the regular visits of the helpers.