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PART 6
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
Under the Local Authority Social Services Act, 1970, one of the
services transferred from the Health Department to the new Social
Services Department was mental health. Since its formation in
1965 the section had been expanding and steadily improving the
quality and scope of its work. The social workers were already
organised in area teams and had established excellent links with
statutory and voluntary workers in their successful attempts to
achieve maximum co-ordination of Borough and other services.
The transfer to the new Department was effected early in the year,
and although we were naturally sorry to lose the staff we knew that
their services would still be available when needed to help and
support the residents of Wandsworth.