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Bromley 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Training Centre places, the Kent County Medical Officer of Health
agreed to us using their Adult Centre at Swanley for more than half
of our total number of "placed" adults.
Details of Training Centre placements are given in the table
below:—
TABLE VI.
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY RESIDENTS ATTENDING TRAINING CENTRES
(Corresponding numbers for 1965 in brackets)
| Name of Centre and Responsible Authority. | AGE | TOTALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 years - | 16 years - | ||||
| M | F | M | F | ||
| Scads Hill (Bromley) | 28 (22) | 22 (23) | 16 (21) | 21 (18) | 87 (84) |
| Swanley (Kent C.C.) | — (—) | — (—) | 27 (26) | 16 (19) | 43 (45) |
| Sidcup (L.B. Bexley) | 3 (5) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | -(-) | 6 (7) |
| Lewisham (L.B. Lewisham) | 1 (1) | — (-) | - (-) | — (—) | 1 (1) |
| Thanet* (Kent C.C.) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | — (—) | -(-) | 2 (3) |
| Slough* (N.S.M.H.C.) | — (—) | — (—) | 1 (1) | — (—) | 1 (1) |
| TOTALS | 33 (30) | 25 (25) | 45 (49) | 37 (37) | 140 (141) |
Marginal variations only in the situation in 1965 and 1966
would be noticed. This is due to the fact that all the Centres listed
are working to capacity with no room for expansion. Proposed
developments in this and other fields are discussed in the past part
of the report.
Club Activities for the Mentally Handicapped
The "Gateway" Club in the Penge area has continued successfully
throughout the year. The Club has the services of the M.W.O.
who was instrumental in bringing it into being. The Council meets
the rental of the premises.
A second "Gateway" Club in the Borough will open early in
1967 in Orpington and the local authority's involvement with it
follows on the same lines.
Clubs for the Mentally III
These have so far remained in the hands of local Mental
Health Associations.
The well established Orpington Mental Health Association
has been very active in this field. The official launching of the
Beckenham and District Mental Health Association in December,
1966, has stepped up the work in yet another part of the Borough.