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one parent is at home and children would otherwise not have proper care when
the parent leaves home for work or before return from work and the children are
not at school or in a nursery; specialist home helps for work with selected problem
families where this can contribute to the prevention of break-up of the family and
its rehabilitation.
Enquiries to the Home Help Organiser,
(Address and telephone number of office)
Local Organiser (Mental Deficiency Acts)—Deals with ascertainment of and takes
appropriate action with regard to all mentally deficient persons. Periodical visits
are made to all mentally defective persons living at home under supervision by
social workers employed by the Council. These workers are based on district
offices, a local organiser being in charge of each office.
Enquiries to :—
(District, address and telephone number)
Mental Welfare Officer—Takes action under Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts
among persons alleged to be of unsound mind.
Enquiries to:—
(Address and telephone numbers)
Psychiatric Social Worker—Two such workers are based at County Hall, S.E.I.
They give help and advice to persons suffering from psychiatric disabilities who
do not need hospital treatment.
Enquiries to:—
(Address and telephone number)
Personal Health Services which may be used in appropriate cases to meet the needs
of neglected, etc., children include:—
Day nurseries
Applications to Divisional Medical Officer.
Recuperative holidays (where the emphasis is on rest, fresh air and good food
with no regular medical supervision and no organised nursing care) are
arranged on medical recommendation of clinic or school doctor, hospital or
family doctor.
Applications to Divisional Medical Officer.
Rehabilitation of mothers—Arrangements may be made in suitable cases, where
physical recuperation is an important factor, for residential mothercraft
training to be given to expectant and nursing mothers and mothers of children
below school age; the mother may be accompanied by children under five
years of age and by one child of school age where it would be undesirable to
make separate arrangements for the care of the school child.
Enquiries to Divisional Medical Officer.
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