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sixty families were discussed for the first time. At the end of the
year, Health Department family caseworkers were working with twenty-six
families with multiple problems referred to them by Case Conferences.
The Borough Co-ordinating Committee also discussed recommendations
of the London Boroughs Committee Working Party on the Provision for
Seriously Disturbed Children and the recommendations of the Inner
London Education Authority Working Party's report and recommendations
on the Joint Circular No. 7/66 from the Department of Education and
Science, and the Ministry of Health on the Co-ordination of Education,
Health and Welfare Services for Handicapped Children and Young People,
and recommendations were submitted to the Health Committee accordingly.
As has been the practice for many years, close liaison was
maintained with statutory as well as with voluntary organisations
providing services similar to that of the caseworkers of my own
department, and particularly with the West London Family Service Unit
and the Family Welfare Association.
At 31st December, 1966, the Family Service Unit had caseworkers
working with fifty-three such families, and at 1st September, 1966,
the Family Welfare Association were working with ninety families.
The Council made grants to these bodies respectively of
£2,375.0s.0d. and £1,443.0s.0d. during the year.