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same time allow relief to parents and relatives for a few hours, were opened in Camberwell,
Lewisham and Greenwich.
The Council's day rehabilitation centre at Clifton Lodge, Hackney and the Shoreditch
day centre for chronic mentally ill persons continued to be used fully during the year with
beneficial results to the persons attending. Preparations were completed and staff appointed
for the opening in Southwark of the Council's second day rehabilitation centre for 30
mentally ill persons early in January 1964.
Further developments were increased financial grant (90 per cent. of running costs) by
the Council to the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, to enable a further day centre
to be opened by the Association in Stepney, and a similar grant of 90 per cent. of approved
costs of attendances of mentally disordered persons for the Blackfriars Settlement's
occupational workshop centre in Southwark.
At the end of the year 41 and 35 persons, respectively, were attending the day rehabilitation
centres of the Institute of Social Psychiatry at Blackfriars and Southwark. Here again the
Council makes a 90 per cent. grant.
Day hospitals—Co-operation with hospital authorities in the provision of day hospitals
continued. Approval was given to the provision of social work and occupational therapy
services at the West Park and St. George's Day Hospital Centre, Tooting, while additional
occupational therapy sessions were agreed at St. Olave's hospital. The Council was assisting
with services in five day hospitals at the end of the year.
Psychiatric social clubs—New psychiatric social clubs were opened in Islington and
Fulham, making a total of seven organised directly by the Council, in addition to a similar
number run by the Institute of Social Psychiatry and other kindred facilities provided by
hospitals and voluntary organisations elsewhere.
Occupational therapy—The Council approved an increase in the establishment of occupational
therapists from four to seven (equivalent whole-time units) for the home teaching
and occupation of mentally ill patients, and for services at day centres and day hospitals.
Residential accommodation
Council hostels—The Council's hostel for mentally ill persons opened in Putney in 1962
continued to be well used during the year. A total of 56 admissions (including six re-admissions)
and 51 discharges (including five who had been re-admitted) took place; there
were 21 persons in residence on 31 December.
During the year 20 girls were resident at the Council's Dover Lodge hostel, Lewisham,
for mentally subnormal girls and young women. The hostel accommodates 13 persons and
there were 11 in residence at the end of the year.
The Council's second hostel for mentally ill persons is due for completion by the middle
of 1964, and plans are in preparation for the erection of a hostel for subnormal men in
Paddington and of a long-stay hostel for subnormal children in Greenwich. Further sites
were under consideration at the end of the year.
Voluntary organisations—Hostels and homes maintained by voluntary organisations and
private persons continued to be used for both mentally ill and mentally subnormal persons.
The number of persons maintained by the Council at these various establishments at the
end of the year was 209 mentally ill and 143 mentally subnormal.
A hostel for leavers from the Council's boarding special schools for maladjusted boys
was opened in April by the Easton House Trust. This hostel, in Stoke Newington, provides
accommodation for 12 boys and was in full use at the end of the year.
Short-term care—Provision of short-term care for mentally subnormal persons in
hospitals and private homes approved by the Council continued to be available. During
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