INVALID MEALS FOR LONDON
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : IML |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : INVALID MEALS FOR LONDON |
Date(s) | : 1905-1964 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.92 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Invalid Meals for London x Invalid Kitchens of London |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Invalid Meals for London was a fore-runner of 'Meals-on-Wheels'. It was founded in 1910 as Invalid Kitchens of London, with the aim to supply nourishing food to persons suffering or emerging from illness who were unable to provide for themselves. The first 5 kitchens were located in Southwark, Bermondsey, Hoxton, Stepney and Victoria Docks; during the First World War the number of kitchens was increased.
As a voluntary body the organisation received a grant and support from the London County Council. In 1961 it was taken over by the LCC who continued the work of supplying meals to the elderly and invalids.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Minutes, 1941-1964; balance sheets and subscription lists, 1910-1929; reports and correspondence, 1929-1957; history and newscuttings, 1905-1960; visitor's books, 1923-1960; registers of members and directors, 1950-1964; weekly dinner books, 1952-1957 and general papers, 1915-1964.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
IML/1: Minutes; IML/2: Reports; IML/3: Correspondence; IML/4: History; IML/5: Visitor's Books; IML/6: Registers; IML/7: Dinner Books; IML/8: General.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright: City of London
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Acquired with the records of its parent body the London County Council.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
April to June 2009
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