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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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An enthusiastic party of young men and women from the Bennett Court and Camden Road
Centres also participated in the organised holiday camp at St. Mary's Bay. For some trainees
this is without doubt one of the most exciting events of the year.
Attendances at the training school and centres were as follows:-
| Junior | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of centres | 1 | 2 |
| No. of places | 112 | 80 |
| Total attendances | 11.714 (8,826 from March 1966) | 12,349 (12,207) |
Nursery School and Clubs for the Mentally Handicapped
The Islington Society for Mentally Handicapped Children,grant-aided by the Borough,
continued to run an excellent day nursery for children under 5 years and also a variety of
clubs which have given great pleasure to mentally handicapped people of all ages.
3. Special Advisory Clinics
Advice on the placement of mentally handicapped persons of all ages in the Council's
training centres, the nursery for mentally handicapped children, day nurseries and in various
residential homes or hostels for short or long term care has been given by a principal
medical officer who has specialised in the field of subnormality.
Two special assessment and advisory clinics have also been held regularly throughout the
year by this principal medical officer with a mental health social worker in attendance. The
aim of these clinics has been to provide the full assessment of the needs of mentally and
physically handicapped children under school age and to plan their future educational needs.
Many children who could not be brought to the clinics were visited in their own homes for
advice and assessment in a familiar environment.
* Figures in brackets relate to 1966.
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