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The Parents' Association remains active and runs a very successful
club for which the Council provides the use of premises twice weekly for
reading and writing,and also allows the use of Poplar Baths for swimming.
Whilst the Association is always grateful for the help given by the Council
the Borough also benefits by having such an active Association which renders
great help to parents and provides necessary social activities. A small
club is run for school-leavers from the Grenfell Educationally Subnormal
School. This caters for girls who do not fit into clubs for normal boys
and girls. Arrangements are made where desired to admit boys and girls
to clubs and evening institutes, and our thanks are due to those who run
these organisations for helping to integrate the retarded with normal
people.
We have maintained close contact by visiting schools for the educationally
subnormal and also the one residential school for the maladjusted.
It is more difficult to visit malajusted schools which are some distance
from London,but we have had correspondence and telephone contact wherever
necessary. The number of maladjusted girls and broys referred after leaving
school has increased. They frequently require a great deal of attention
in the settling down period and it is clear that much home visiting is
necessary.
Close co-operation has been maintained with the Ministry of Pensions,
National Assistance Board and the Ministry of Labour. We greatly
appreciate the assistance which they have given us during the year. The
department has continued to co-operate with many statutory and voluntary
organisations in the area."
St. Clement's Hospital.
I am indebted to the Medical Director of St. Clement's Hospital, John
Denham, M. D.,D. P. M. for the following report on the work of the Hospital for
the year ended 31st March, 1966.
Catchment Area
Prom 1st April, 1965, St. Clement's Hospital was given an official
catchment area, namely the postal districts of E. 3. and E. 14. All patients,
who are resident in these districts and who required admission would be
received at St. Clement's Hospital and no longer at Long Grove Hospital,
Epsom. A special proviso was made for the care of the elderly in view
of the absence of long-stay psychogeriatric beds at St. Clement's Hospital.
It had been agreed that Long Grove Hospital would continue to admit those
psychogeriatric patients who require long-stay care.
During the year 462 male and 733 female patients were admitted. It
appears significant that the admission rate for the E, 3. area as calcul ated
on a monthly basis dropped from 12 to 6.
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