Annual report of the Runwell Hospital : 1948.

  • Runwell Hospital (Essex, England)
Date:
1948
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report of the Runwell Hospital : 1948. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of visits paid: — On admission to hospital ... • •• • • • ••• ••• 281 Follow-up, After-care, Leucotomy & Insulin ... 1,064 Relatives and friends contacted ••• ••• ••• 665 Number of social histories obtained on:- (a) in-patients 325 (b) out-patients 553 (c) children ... 22 Number of special reports ••• ••• ••• ••• 86 Number of leucotomy reports ••• ••• ••• ••• 78 Number of insulin reports • • • ••• ••• ••• 57 Number of visits made to P.S.W’ s in the hospital and clinics 339 Financial help arranged ••• ••• ••• ••• 17 Convalescence and holidays arranged 34 Housing Authorities contacted and hostel or home arranged 46 Clothing provided ••• ••• ••• ••• 7 Work arranged • • • ••• ••• ••• 50 Training arranged ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 Employers (prospective and otherwise) contacted 71 Social and club activities arranged 17 Foster Homes arranged • • • ••• ••• ••• 7 Miscellaneous social work ••• ••• ... ... 27 Home Help arranged ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 5 Advertisements inserted • •• . .. ••• ••• 7 Number of letters written . 2,849 Co-operation with the following agencies and individuals in the stated number of cases is gratefully acknowledged:— Mental After-Care Association ... ... ... ... 26 National Association for Mental Health ... ... ... 8 Local Education Authorities and Public Health Departments 54 Ministry of Labour ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 Probation Officers or Police ... ... ... ... ... 22 Other Psychiatric Social Workers ... ... ... ... 26 Legal Aid - including Poor Man’s Lawyer ... ... 7 Ex-Services Welfare Society ... ... ... ... 7 Birth Control Clinics ... ... ... ... ... 3 Church Army ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Roffey Park Rehabilitation Centre ... ... ... 7 National Institute of Industrial Psychology ... ... 3 Children’s Officer ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Other Charities and Authorities ... ... ... ... 85 National Assistance Board ... ... ... ... ... 32 Southend Civic Guild of Help ... ... ... ... 8 W.V.S. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Convent of The Good Shepherd ... ... ... ... 1 Distressed Gentlefolk’s Aid Society ... ... ... 1