Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961.

  • Bermondsey (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1962]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The workrooms have been increasingly active in fulfilling the contracts accepted for them. In addition to the production and preparation of various types of stationery, they have prepared braids for braces and assembled small pieces of diving equipment. The Bulletin published by the Borough Council is also assembled for despatch in the workrooms. The South Eastern Gas Board demonstrated a new gas cooker designed especially for the use of the elderly and the handicapped. These cookers are available on hire from the S.E.G.B. on the pro duction of a medical certificate. A Bring and Buy sale was held in December. This is becom ing an annual event and proves extremely useful in raising funds for the Christmas Party. The fortnightly visit by the mobile library to the Club is eagerly awaited by those members who like to read. The Council continues to act as agents for the Council for the Welfare of Old People in the operation of the Meals on Wheels service and the Meals Service provided for the Municipal Club. The following table sets out the number of meals supplied during the year. Meals on Wheels Municipal Club January 1,978 937 February 1,797 844 March 2,020 941 April 1,794 827 May 2,103 876 June 2,048 777 July 2,013 794 August 2,023 969 September 1,989 863 October 2,234 971 1,018 November 2,257 December 1,967 757 23,223 10,574 The Meals on Wheels service is operated by three units each consisting of a van, driver and attendant. The average number of meals supplied to the elderly homebound people by this service daily throughout the year was 93. The outings organised for the Spring and Summer were mostly revisits to places visited the previous year. These were a trip to Southend by steamer and conducted tours of the Huntley & Palmers factory at Reading and the Guinness Brewery at Park Royal. This last visit is quite a favourite with the members. A tour of the hop fields which also took in a short stay at Hastings was included in the programme. There were also trips to the castles at Windsor and Bodiam.