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to be able to be taught and trained with other juniors.
In addition there is a special unit in one of the Council's day nurseries for
severely handicapped children under 5 years of age.
Transport: Transport is provided by coach and minibus to take trainees to and
from their homes and the training centres each day. Transport covers trainees attending
the junior centres, adult female centres, the special care units and the day nursery
special unit, whilst those attending the men's industrial training centre make their
own way.
Holidays: Many trainees from the training centres take part in a holiday at
the holiday camp at Dymchurch, Kent, joining groups of trainees from other London boroughs.
Recuperative holidays are arranged for mentally ill persons under community care.
PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR CITY OF LONDON
This Council undertakes all mental health functions for the City of London on an
agency basis as provided for in Section 5(2) of the London Government Act 1963.
THE PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORKER (MENTAL HEALTH) REPORTS:
This year the Council saw the realisation of its hope that all the mental
health service facilities would be contained within the borough. The children are
established at Cornwall House Training Centre; a junior mixed group has been started
within the senior girls' centre at Whitechapel and its success has given us confidence
to make the senior centres mixed in the future; the industrial centre has absorbed
all the senior lads and is a hive of activity.
The day centre at Pritchard's Road has made steady progress. Two clubs are
held weekly and a monthly bulletin is now issued from the clubs. Twice-weekly
geriatric groups are held. The Tower Hamlets Society for the Mentally Handicapped
has been allowed to use these premises for their weekly club and social. A site
has been procured for the new junior centre and the architect's plans are ready
so that building will be started as soon as loan sanction is obtained.
The Ruston Street diagnostic clinic has had more children referred and additional
sessions have been arranged.
Although it is still, of course, essential to run an emergency service for
the mentally ill, the actual emergency admissions have dropped considerably and for
this our appreciation goes to the active work of the medical director at St. Clement's
Hospital and the consultants at Long Grove Hospital.
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