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The following is a summary of the cases dealt with during the year together with
comparable figures for 1958:
1958 1959
Placed in institutions—
On an informal basis
Under section 3
Under section 6
Under section 8
Under section 9
211 262
22 1
43 28
42 48
- 1
- 318 - 340
Placed under guardianship
Varying orders—
from guardianship to guardianship
from guardianship to institution
from institution to guardianship
25 10
23 22
7 —
4 —
- 34 - 22
Placed in hostels without order
Placed in places of safety
Placed under statutory supervision (including licence cases)
Placed under voluntary supervision
Discharged—
from institutions
from guardianship
17 30
— 1
764 750
398 412
325 281
51 26
376 307
Removed to mental hospitals
Withdrawn from supervision
Withdrawn from voluntary supervision
Removed from London
Died
No action
Cases still awaiting institution care
Cases dealt with by way of short term care—
In mental deficiency hospitals
In approved homes and private homes .
5 6
1,073 569
431 69
73 82
137 171
40 25
180 247
227 219
75 157
- 302 - 376
Occupation centres—At the beginning of September the first of the Council's purposebuilt
junior occupation centres were opened, one in Lewisham and one in Kensington,
with places for 120 and 100 children respectively. The opening of these centres enabled the
use of unsatisfactory rented premises in Finsbury and Peckham to be discontinued. During
1959 tenders were invited for a third purpose built junior centre, which is expected to be
ready for occupation early in 1961, and plans were approved for the adaptation of premises
to provide a combined occupation centre and industrial training centre for 120 male
adults, and an occupation centre for 35 female adults. The opening of these centres will
also enable unsuitable rented accommodation to be given up. During the year 19 adults
attending the Council's centres—eight of them at the industrial training centre—were
placed in employment and five children were found to be suitable for transfer to special
schools.
At the end of the year there were nine occupation centres accommodating 705 children,
six accommodating 295 older girls and women and five accommodating 255 older boys
and men for whom there was also an industrial training centre with 20 places, a total of
1,275 places, an increase over the previous year of 60.
Articles made in the four types of centres and sold to the public during the year realised
£40, £182, £1,060 and £35 respectively. In addition, the industrial training centre produced
goods valued at £1,053 for use in the Council's Service.
Home teaching—At the end of 1959 tuition was being provided for 41 persons who
were unable through physical handicap to attend occupation centres.
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