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of nominees of the Guardianship Society, Brighton, 104 under the guardianship of
relatives and friends, and 14 under the guardianship of superintendents of voluntary
homes.
Patients under guardianship in London (including 19 for whom other local health
authorities were responsible), continued to be visted not less frequently than once a
quarter, every third quarterly visit being made by one of the Council's medical
officers.
In addition to the statutory visits and reports made by the officers of the Guardianship
Society each London patient in the care of a nominee of that organisation was
visited, unannounced, by an inspector of the Public Health Department at least once
during the year. The conditions of guardianship were found generally to be satisfactory.
Maintenance costs have continued to increase during the year. As in previous
years, holidays have been provided for patients for whom it has been considered
necessary on medical grounds.
An allowance of 10s. a head was granted, where necessary, to patients under the
guardianship of the Council's inspectors for the provision of extras at Christmas.
Occupation
centres
During the year two occupation centres for children (St. Margaret's House,
Bethnal Green and Unity Hall, Poplar), were closed and the children from both
centres were transferred to larger and more convenient premises at St. Michael and
All Angels' Hall, Clapton, thus reducing the total number of centres to 17. The centre
at St. Peter's Hall, Wandsworth, was transferred to larger premises at Earlsfield
Congregational Hall, Wandsworth. It is expected that the building of the additional
classroom at the Branstone Street centre referred to in the last report, will be completed
early in 1952. Further increases in accommodation will probably be required
in 1952 which may necessitate the replacement of centres in inadequate premises and
possibly the opening of additional ones. The following is a list of the existing
occupation centres for mentally deficient persons living in the community under
.guardianship or under supervision or on licence from institutions:—
Address
No. on
roll
(Dec.
1951)
Average
daily
attendance
{Dec.
1951)
Address
No. on
roll
(Dec.
1951)
Average
daily
attendance
(Dec.
1951)
Ventres for children
Branstone St., 62 53
N. Kensington, W.10
(also takes elder girls)
Cecil Rooms 35 25
Woolwich Road, S.E.10
Christ Church Hall, 41 27
Mowll St. S.W.9
Claremont Central Mission, 52 44
White Lion St., N.l.
Earlsfield Congregational Hall, 51 43
Earlsfield Road, S.W.18
(replacing St Peter's Hall)
Lewisham Methodist Hall, 25 19
Albion Way, S.E.13
London Mission Methodist Hall, 27 22
Shepherds Bush Rd., W.6
Orchard Mission, 29 22
Mission Place. S.E.15
Oxford House, 27 21
Mape St., E.2
St. Michael's and All Angel's 59 47
Hall, Northwold Road, E.5
(replacing St. Margaret's House
and Unity Hall)
Centres for elder girls
Fellowship Hall, 27 25
182, Hammersmith Rd., W.6
Old Gravel Pit Hall, 29 24
Valette St., E.9
St. Chrysostom's Hall, 42 36
Goldsmith Rd., S.E.15
Centres for elder boys
All Saints' Hall, 45 41
Blenheim Grove, S.E.15
19, Compton Terrace, N.l 28 22
Dalston Congregational Hall, 36 28
Bay St., E.8
St. Michael's Hall, 28 25
Darley Rd., S.W.11
Total 643 524