[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of].

  • Southwark (London, England). London Borough.
Date:
[1969?]
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    but mainly to give relief to parents—relatives for severely subnormal and subnormal children and adults. Places were found, at the Council's expense, at local health authority, voluntary and private establishments, homes, convents, etc. Recuperative Holidays following recovery from recent acute illness were provided for 28 mentally ill persons on medical grounds. Social activities. The organised training centre/school holiday scheme at Dymchurch, Kent, organised by the London Borough of Hammersmith, was used by persons for two weeks. The various social clubs for mentally ill and subnormal persons run by various organisations continued as before, in some cases the Council paying exceptional fees to the leaders. Mention must be. made of the repeated donations to the amenity funds of training centres and schools by the Southwark Society for Mentally Handicapped Children which enable many activities and equipment not supplied by the Council to be acquired for the various establishments. Donations were also received from other organisations. STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1968 TABLE 1 NUMBER OF REFERRALS DURING YEAR Referred by Mentally Ill Subnormal Severely Subnormal Under 16 16 & over Under 16 16 & over Under 16 16 & over Totals M F M F M F M F M F M F General practitioners – – 72 68 – – – – – – – – 140 Hospitals 1 2 143 165 1 2 2 5 2 – – – 323 Local Education Authority 2 – 1 2 45 29 27 16 2 – – – 124 Police and Courts – 1 17 21 2 2 1 – – – – – 44 Others* – 2 193 187 9 8 15 7 5 4 – – 430 Totals 3 5 426 443 57 41 45 28 9 4 – – 1,061 Includes relatives, neighbours, Department of Health and Social Security Reception Centres, other local authorities, etc. 43