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KINGSTON & DISTRICT TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
This is a local voluntary Committee which raises funds and
gives help to families with tuberculosis and other chest diseases.
It worked with the Surrey County Council official services and was
formed from representatives of the four District Councils in the
North Central Division together with other interested persons.
The Town Council appointed two representatives annually and
the representatives during 1964-65 were as follows:-
Alderman Mrs. A. Woodgate, J.P.
Mr. J.R. Ashton.
During the year 1964 an amount of £2,468 was spent on giving
help to 104 families in the Division, 25 of these were Surbiton
residents.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
During the year 73 medical examinations were carried out at
the Public Health Department, 2, Shalston Villas. These included
the examination of new entrants to the Council's service, also
members of staff attaining the age of 18 years to determine their
suitability for acceptance under the Superannuation Scheme, members
of the Borough Engineer's outdoor staff after completing six months
service to determine their suitability for entry into the Council's
Sick Pay Scheme, also to examine special cases referred for
investigation. The latter usually necessitated a considerable
amount of correspondence with private doctors and hospital
specialists.
WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE
There is in the Borough much voluntary work devoted to this
cause such as provision of weekly clubs, daily centre, arranging
seaside holidays, distribution of Christmas gifts and visiting of
house-bound.
The work is co-ordinated through the Surbiton Old People's
Welfare Committee, a voluntary body representative of most walks
of life and presided over by The Worshipful the Mayor.
The Town Council leased to the Committee a large house known
as "Alfriston", Berrylands Road, which after extensive works of
repair and re-decoration, was opened in September 1958 as a Centre
for old people, including clubrooms, recreation rooms, handicraft
room, chiropody clinic and canteen; tne chiropody service
being conducted on behalf of the County Council.
A meals on wheels service is operated by the Surbiton Division
of the British Red Cross Society, and the Council makes a
contribution towards the cost involved. The number of subsidised
mid-day meals distributed during the year was approximately 4,090.
The Borough Council has provided one hundred and six special
flats for aged people.
There can be no exaggeration of the importance of this work
for the old people, or of its increasing urgency as year succeeds
year and more survive to the older age groups.
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