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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
Wandsworth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Statistics relating to Chellow Dene hostel and the self-contained flatlets are given below:—
| Chellow Dene | Male | Female | Total/ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients in residence on 1.1.70 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Admissions during the year | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Discharges during the year | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Patients in residence on 31.12.70 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Number of Patients discharged during 1970:— | |||
| (a) to home | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) to normal lodgings | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| (c) returned to hospital | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| (d) to self-contained flatlets | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| (e) others | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Self-contained flatlets | |||
| Patients in residence on 1.1.70 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Admissions during the year | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Discharges during the year | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Patients in residence on 31.12.70 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Number of patients discharged during 1970: | |||
| (a) to home | — | — | — |
| (b) to normal lodgings | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (c) returned to hospital | — | 1 | 1 |
| (d) others | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Domiciliary occupational therapy
We have been fortunate to have the services of one full-time and
one part-time occupational therapist. This seems to be a comparatively
rare service for a mental health section, and it contributes
a great deal to the range of services that can be offered. The
occupational therapists have stimulated the social workers to
think most carefully about the type of services which can be offered
to the housebound client. By running a number of group enterprises,
and in one case an afternoon club, alternatives have been
provided which have proved most effective. The occupational
therapists provide a very useful service in helping to assess
realistically what should be the aim of a client attempting to
return to work.