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Day Rehabilitation Centres
No provision exists in the borough at present. The demand has been considered
in the Ten-Year Plan, in which three workshops or occupation centres and
a day centre for the elderly mentally disordered are scheduled. The day centre
organised by the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association continues at premises in
Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey. Eleven Enfield residents now
attend this centre and the cost is borne by the council.
Social Centres or Clubs
Mental welfare officers supervise the running of two clubs and report a most
satisfactory year's activities.
One club is held every Thursday evening from 7.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. at the
Central Clinic, Plevna Road, Edmonton. The average weekly attendance is between
10 and 15 persons. Our other club is held every Monday evening from 7.30 p.m. to
10.00 p.m. at the Junior Training School, Waverley Road, Enfield, with a weekly
attendance of between 30 and 40 persons.
Residential Accommodation
The "Windsmill" Recuperative Hostel was opened in January 1966 and has
places for 26 persons, men and women. The residents are normally referred from
psychiatric hospitals and are usually considered to be capable of working. They are
encouraged to resume their places in society with increased confidence.
The Principal Medical Officer, the Principal Mental Welfare Officer and the
Warden consider the suitability of each patient for admission usually in consultation
with Dr. Kelsey, the council's psychiatric adviser on mental illness.
During the year, there were 22 admissions. Seventeen were discharged; eight
of these were returned to hospital, eight to their homes and one to lodgings. The
number in residence at the end of the year was 16, including one from another
authority; 13 of these were in gainful employment. The council continued to
accept financial responsibility for the care and maintenance of Enfield psychiatric
patients resident in mental after-care hostels administered by voluntary associations.
These include the S.O.S. Society and the Mental After-Care Association. These
cases were considered to be unsuitable for acceptance in the council's own hostel.
At the end of the year, there were 13 patients maintained in voluntary hostels
and one in a private household.
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