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(h) BRITISH HOME FOR DEAF AND DUMB WOMEN. This home at 26. Clapton Common,
Upper Clapton Road. E. 5, housed 23 deaf and dumb residents. Twelve of the
residents spent a fortnight's holiday at the Clapton Mission Holiday Home at
Herne Bay and nine had holidays with relatives.
(i) FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION. Area 4 of this Association covers the
City of London and eight London boroughs including Hackney. Some 285 new
cases and 85 enquiries were dealt with during the year. 71 of the new cases
were in Hackney.
(j ) ST, MARY' S, STAMFORD HILL. This Home, run by a community of Anglican
nuns, provides accommodation for 22 unmarried mothers and their babies.
"During the past year 83 girls have been discharged. Two girls got married
and 21 took their babies home 8 babies went to Residential Nurseries, 6 to
foster mothers and 34 were adopted. Four girls with their babies went to
Hostels and 5 girls with their babies found accommodation away from home, one
baby was stillborn and 4 girls left before the birth of their baby".
(k) JOEL EMANUEL ALMSHOUSES, Egerton Road, N.16. These Almshouses are
administered by the Board of Guardians and Trustees for the relief of Jewish
Poor. They provide accommodation for 44 persons, including married couples
and single women or widows. There is a resident caretaker
(1) SALVATION ARMY The following two establishments in the Borough are
provided by the Salvation Army -
"Crossways", 9, Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill, N.16, which provides accommodation
for 23 unmarried mothers and for 19 babies. Some 86 cases were discharged.
"Lanark House", 13, Laura Place, Clapton, E. 5. This hostel makes provision
for 20 girls, aged 15 to 18 years, and some 29 were accommodated.
The residence at "St. Oswald", 2. Lampard Grove, Stamford Hill, N.16,
which accommodated young women, was closed on 25th August, 1962.