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Hackney 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
The activities of the Hackney Association for the Welfare of Old People
and the Hackney Association for Workshops for the Elderly are dealt with in the
section of the report relating to the Welfare of Aged Persons, whilst the work
of the Hackney District Nursing Association and of the three Tuberculosis Care
Committees is set out in the section dealing with Services Provided by Other
Authorities and Voluntary Organisations,
(a) ST JOSEPH S HOSPICE. This Home, run by a Catholic Order of Nuns
(Sisters of Charity) is provided for persons in the last stages of illness. Of
the 152 beds provided, 100 are available to the North-East Metropolitan Regional
Hospital Board, and 12 female beds are reserved for the London County Council
During the year ended December 31st, 227 men and 350 women were admitted.
Deaths to the number of 517 took place in the Hospice, and there were 47
transfers and discharges
(b) WOMEN" S VOLUNTARY SERVICES This organisation again provided many
services of very real value to the community, and its activities included the
following:-
Trolley library service at the Hackney Hospital
Tea trolley service at the German Hospital
Visits to patients in hospital
Assistance to old age pensioners
Arrangements for assisted holidays for children
and old age pensioners
Escort journeys
Collection and distribution of clothing for
needy persons
Territorial Army canteen two evenings per week
(c) ST, JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, The membership of the No. 5 Hackney Ambulance Division increased from 22 to 28 members during the year The following duties were performed:-
| Duties | Hours | Total cases treated | Hospital cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Marshes | 278 | 973 | 206 | 45 |
| Regal Cinema | 159 | 557 | 2 | 1 |
| Pavilion Cinema | 81 | 284 | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Park Lido | 13 | 46 | 7 | - |
| London Fields Lido | 44 | 375 | - | - |
| Clapton Stadium | 144 | 504 | 8 | 3 |
| Hambros Bank Sports Ground | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 141 | 764 | 49 | 4 |
| Totals | 869 | 3, 536 | 277 | 55 |
(d) BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. The Divisional Secretary informs me that the
Hackney and Stoke Newington Division was during the year amalgamated with the
Shoreditch and Bethnal Green Division The detachments and Cadet Unit in
Hackney carried out many duties, and members of industry and the general public
took the British Red Cross Society's First Aid Courses
(e) HACKNEY, SHOREDITCH, STOKE NEWINGTON AND DISTRICT DIABETIC CLUB This
Club had a very active year and meetings were held at approximately monthly
intervals,
(f) THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION continued to hold Clinics on Monday and
Wednesday evenings at the London County Council Welfare Centre situated at 28
Lower Clapton Road. E. 5.