Meals on Wheels for old people / by Amelia I. Harris.

  • Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Social Survey Division
Date:
[1961]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Meals on Wheels for old people / by Amelia I. Harris. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TA Bane 236 Where meal obtained, and whether changes wanted by organisers No changes | Changes Source of meals wanted wanted No. @ No. & School meals 65) 73 24h. 2] Town Hall 19 83 yee Industrial canteen 73° BR 16 18 89 100 Restaurant/Cafe 59 «67 29 | °33 88 100 Old Peoples Homes ey | 3) 43 7 100 Civic Restaurant 13. 54 TV EeAG of.) 24-106 Others IG i ote 2 3 5 aeLOo Loaned kitchen OmeSe ee 740 44.) 15 16.5200 | Own homes 5 83 lee 17, 6 100 | Organisation kitchen Boe 64 rh 33% 1:36 91 100 | | | | A11 own»cooking | 72 64 | a. 36 «| 113 100 | All schemes (excluding L.A.) Sus) yal | Agi) BE) 448 100 | Fewer schemes obtaining meals from Towm Hall kitchens and industrial canteens want to get the meal from another source. 42 organisers wanted a kitchen allocated for the cooking of meals by members, including 6 schemes where the members already cook, in their ow homes, or in a loaned or shared kitchen. 21 organisers wanted better cooking equipment or appliances. In one scheme all the cooking was done on 2 large gas rings, which meant the menu was limited to stews. 13 organisers wanted a larger kitchen, in one case the kitchen was so small that only slender cooks could manage to work in it. In one case the kitchen was a considerable distance from transport, and in 3 cases the kitchen was on upper floors which made it difficult for the cooks to load into the vehicles. 9 organisers (8 using school meals, 1 a cafe) wanted to be able to serve meals all the year round, 10 wanted to supply special diets, and 37 wanted more variety in the meal. Rather sur- prisingly, 9 of the schemes wanting to supply a more varied diet were those where members cook, but it was explained that lack of proper kitchen equipment or premises, or the need to keep down the price of the meal, precluded this. The meal The meal usually consists of 2 courses, although in a few cases a 3-course meal is served. Table 37 overleaf shows the sort of meal served. « Shae
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