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Junior Training Centres. The Council has no Junior training centre,
but provision has been made in the 10-year Plan for the construction of a
purpose-built centre to accommodate 100Juniors.lt is anticipated that Juniors
at present attending centres In Hackney will be transferred back to Tower
Hamlets where accommodation will be provided temporarily by adapting an existing
centre.
Adult Training Centres. Three adult training centres are operated by
the Council, two for women and one for men,which provide training and work for
the mentally handicapped. The majority are so handicapped as not to be able to
take up outside employment, but the introduction to working conditions and
routine gives sufficient support and self-confidence to enable some of the legs
severely handicapped to take up open employment.
Referrals. The number of patients referred to the Council during the
year and the Dumber under-community care at the end of the year are shown on
page 96.
Admissions to Hospital. In addition to community care for patients
and their families the mental health social workers are responsible for the
statutory admission where necessary of patients to hospital. Informal and
compulsory admissions for the year numbered 250.
Industrial Work at Training and Day Centres. industrial work undertaken
during the year included such tasks as the making of playing bricks, toy
ironing boards,basketry bases, pencil cases,sorting trays, easels, assembling
paint boxes, lining spectacle cases, skipping ropes, sorting of chess sets,
pocket games, cardboard boxes, complete whip and top sets, general packing,
plastic eggcups, packing diaries, packing men's tie sets, trimming plastic
mouldings.
Money earned by the trainees amounted to £2,808, against which has to be
offset the cost of materials.The payment made to trainees,based on attendances,
is regarded as Incentive pocket-money to supplement state benefits which they
receive. £1,536 was paid out as incentive pocket-money during the year.
Guardianship. Five severely subnormal patients were transferred from
the guardianship of the London County Council and remained under guardianship
of the Council at the end of the year. None was placed under, or discharged
from guardianship during the year.
Patients are placed with the Guardianship Society and are cared for by
being boarded-out with specially chosen families in the Sussex area. The
Council is financially responsible for these patients.
Emergency Night and Weekend Service. A designated Mental Health Of fleer
must, statutorily, be available at all times to deal with emergency calls for
the mental health service. This means providing a 24-hour service, seven days
a week, Including Bank Holidays.
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