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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
Kingston upon Thames 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(k) Mental Health,
Under the Mental Health Act, 1959, Local Health Authorities are
required to provide the following services concerning the after-care
of patients discharged from mental hospitals?-
10 Residential accommodation,,
2„ Occupational and/or Training Centres,
3o Mental Welfare Officers,
4o GuardianshipSo
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 office of the Mental Welfare (Duly Authorised) Officer for
the Borough is at 35, Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, (Kingston
3302),
Surrey County Council - Education Department„
The School Health Service is staffed by the County Health Department
and provides the following services;-
(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.