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64
Fircroft,
96 Ditton Road,
Surbiton
Fair lawn,
Warren Read,
Kingston Hill
Coombe Oak,
Warren Road,
Kingston Hill
Waratah,
Sanderstead Road,
Sanderstead
(reopened January 1970)
26 men
31 women
33 women
20 mixed
In addition, 38 beds at Kingsmead, Richmond are allocated
to the borough council but this establishment is scheduled for closing
during 1972/73.
For part of the year the new home, Amy Woodgate House, has
been available to the department and the first few residents were
admitted during June 1970.
This home provides for 50 beds for both men and women.
Waiting List
On 1st January 1970 there were 34 men and 97 women, a total
of 131 persons on the waiting list and at 31st December 1970 the number
of persons on the waiting list was 14 men and 71 women, a total of 85,
which indicates a considerable reduction brought about by the opening
of the new Amy Woodgate House at Kingston Hill.