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Canning
Town Womens Settlement. Canning Town Women’s Settlement was founded in 1892 as an extension of the activities of the Mansfield House Settlement. It provided health and welfare services to women and children, including a Dispensary in Quadrant Street and a Hospital in Balaam Street. It provided other services such as adult education classes and advice for young mothers. It's members played an especially important part in helping people who had been injured or made homeless by the Silvertown Explosion. Canning Town Women’s Settlement operated on the money raised by its members - wealthy middle class ladies - who paid subscriptions and held fundraising events such as garden parties. The Women’s Settlement’s buildings were bombed in World War Two, except the Cumberland Road site which continues to operate as a social centre and flats for elderly people. |
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Tom
McAllister Last updated 17 February 2003 |
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