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The Mental After-Care Association.
44. This Association has continued to give valuable assistance in connection
with patients discharged or allowed to be absent on trial.
Mental
After-Care
Association.
45. The arrangement whereby a payment of two shillings and sixpence is
made in respect of each patient dealt with by the Association on the grant of
leave of absence on trial under section 55 of the Lunacy Act, 1890, has been extended
to apply to those cases in which services have been rendered by the Association,
in connection with applications made for the discharge of patients under section 79
of the Lunacy Act, 1890.
46. During 1926-27 the following cases were helped by the Association in
the manner indicated:—
Home visits. Placed in cottage, homes. Placed in situations. Old cases, i.e., before 1926, helped in various ways.
Banstead 129 12 16 5
Bexley 43 15 9 3
Cane Hill 26 4 2 2
Claybury 141 28 14 16
Colney Hatch 8 10 7 7
Hanwell 104 14 12 16
Horton8510114
Long Grove 10 9 4 2
West Park 91 21 19 9
Maudsley—132—
Totals 637 136 96 64
Except for the payments indicated, the Association is entirely dependent on
voluntary subscriptions and a number of the mental hospitals have been enabled to
contribute to the Association's funds by making articles for sale and as a result of
entertainments.
Queen Adelaide's Fund.
47. Grants have been made from this private fund during the year, for the
relief of deserving patients upon their discharge "recovered" from the mental
hospitals. The number of cases in which grants were made at each of the London
County mental hospitals during the year ended 31st March, 1927, and the amounts
expended were as follows:—
Queen
Adelaide's
fund.
No. of patients receiving grants. Total Amount of grants.
M. F. Total. M. F. Total.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Banstead 6 9 15 15 0 0 22 0 0 37 0 0
Bexley 1016 26 37 15 0 79 5 0 117 0 0
Cane Hill 10 9 19 22 0 0 30 10 0 52 10 0
Claybury 21 13 34 64 10 0 38 5 0 102 15 0
Colney Hatch 1 4 5 3 0 0 21 0 0 24 0 0
Hanwell 21 4 25 45 4 0 7 10 0 52 14 0
Horton — 6 6 — 21 13 0 21 13 0
Long Grove 8 2 10 24 8 6 3 5 0 27 13 6
West Park 5 8 13 13 0 0 23 5 0 36 5 0
82 71 153 224 17 6 246 13 0 471 10 6
Royal Commission on Lunacy and Mental Disorder.
48. This Commission, appointed by Royal Warrant of 25th July, 1924, has now
concluded its sittings, which extended into the year under review, and has presented
its Report.
Report of
Royal
Commission.
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