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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Totals of employees unable to maintain Sheltered Workshop standard who returned to: | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlingham Park Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Home | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
Of the 45 severely disabled trainees attending the Assessment and
Rehabilitation Section of the Unit at the beginning of the year only 8 were
left on 31.12.67. The remainder were transferred to the new Assessment and
Rehabilitation Centre.
| 1967 | 1966 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Total amount paid out as pocket money (Assessment & Training Section) | 1,113. | 5. | 6. | 3,960. | 12. | 3. |
| Total amount paid out as gross wages (Sheltered Workshop) | 30,589. | 4. | 3. | 20,400. | 4. | 11. |
| Income | ||||||
| Total earnings from industry approx. | 22,077. | 0. | 0. | 27,455. | 0. | 0. |
| Manufactured wooden boxes etc. approx. | 277. | 0. | 0. | — | — | — |
| Mobile Work Group approx. | 1,271. | 0. | 0. | — | — | — |
| Manufactured breeze blocks sold approx. | 9,423. | 0. | 0. | 865. | 0. | 0. |
| 33,048. | 0. | 0. | 28,320. | 0. | 0. | |
| Value of raw materials and breeze blocks in stock 31.12.67 approx. | 1,440. | 0. | 0. | 4,300. | 0. | 0. |
Attendances
Excluding holidays (paid and approved unpaid)
Sheltered Workshop employees 95.59%
Trainees 85.67%
2. The Bensham Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre opened on 13th
March 1967. Persons admitted to the centre must have some prospect of
graduating to open employment. The health department provides and runs
the centre whilst the Ministry of Labour pays training allowances to the
rehabilitees, reimburses fares and contributes to the cost of mid-day meals