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(k) Mental Health.
As a result of the Mental Health Act, 1959, Local Health
Authorities are now empowered and in certain circumstances required to
provide the following services concerning the after-care of patients
discharged from mental hospitals
1. Residential accommodation.
2. Occupational and/or Training Centres.
3. Mental Welfare Officers.
4. Guardianships.
5. Necessary ancillary or supplementary services.
6. Care and training of school children of compulsory school
age not considered suitable on medical grounds to attend
any sort of school.
The Act repeals the Mental Deficiency Acts and abolishes the
expression "mental defective"„ and "mental defectiveness" and introduces
new terms, "severe subnormality", "subnormality" and "psychopathic
disorder".
The office of the Mental Welfare (Duly Authorised) Officer for
the Borough is at 35, Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames (Kingston 3302)
Surrey County Council - Eduoation Department.
The School Health Service is staffed by the County Health Department
and provides the following servicess:-
(a) Routine medical inspection of pupils.
(b) Cleanliness surveys of pupils.
(c) Dental inspection of pupils.
(d) Ascertainment of handicapped pupils in need of special
education.
(e) Treatment clinics as under:-
(i) Minor Ailments.
Health Centra Monday forenoon
Tuesdays to Fridays
Queen's Road Clinic Friday forenoon
(ii) Medical Consultation.
Health Centre Monday forenoon
Queen's Road Clinic Friday forenoon