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Bromley 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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to the number of cases expected, calls for a favourable comment on
the efficiency of the Maternity and Child Welfare Section. It must
be pointed out however, that out of this group there will be a few
children not falling into the severely subnormal category, but being
on the borderline between subnormality and severe subnormality.
The purpose of the Register is twofold—by assessing the young
child at home as early as practicable, the parents are given a chance
to discuss the child's future with the Senior Medical Officer and be
informed of the facilities available locally. The other social services
both voluntary or statutory are brought in to relieve the strain on
the family. Secondly, the Local Authority has the advantage of
planning for future development with the full knowledge of the
size of the problem.
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY RESIDENTS
ATTENDING TRAINING CENTRES
| Name of Centre and Responsible Authority. | AGE 5 years - | 16 years - | TOTALS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| Scads Hill (Bromley) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 84 |
| Swanley (Kent C.C.) | — | — | 26 | 19 | 45 |
| Sidcup (L.B. Bexley) | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Lewisham (L.B. Lewisham) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Thanet* (Kent C.C.) | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Slough* (N.S.M.H.C.) | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| TOTALS | 30 | 25 | 49 | 37 | 141 |
* These trainees are resident in the hostel attached to the Centre.
SCADS HILL TRAINING CENTRE
Supervisor—Mrs. Dorothy Hodgman.
Senior Asst. Supervisor—Mrs. S. I. Walton.
The Centre accommodates both Juniors and Adults, the
premises being unsuitable for either. The high quality of training
given at Scads Hill is a tribute to the skill and devotion of the
Supervisor and her staff. The Centre holds a regular "Social" for
senior boys and girls as well as informal coffee meetings for parents,
so that a close contact between the Centre and the home is maintained
throughout.
The 1965 Christmas festivities included two Christmas parties
and a very well attended visit to the Pantomime.
The Bromley Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
presented the Centre with a Film Projector which has been in
constant use and greatly appreciated by everybody.
The standard of light industrial work undertaken by the older
trainees is very high and the Centre hopes for more work to be
forthcoming.