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"The Mental and After-Care Committee continue to take an
interest in the Centre children and have again organised for them
a very enjoyable outing and party.
"Craft Class for Senior Boys.-—Former Commercial School,
Hoe Street. Supervisor: Miss Carol Wood.
"This class for defective boys over 14 continues to meet in the
mornings only. Twenty-two lads are now attending and taking
part in the activities, which include woodwork, rug-making,
gardening and games. Although the change of premises during
the year have affected the output of the class, there has been no
diminution of enthusiasm in the lads attending.
"The Mental and After-Care Committee again organised the
outing and the visit to the pantomime, both of which were very
successful and provided a great deal of happiness to the members
of the class. The local Committee continue also to assist in the
supervision of defectives in their homes; of these there are in
Walthamstow 114 under statutory supervision, 3 under guardianship,
2 on licence from institutions, and 221 under voluntary
supervision. Many thanks are due to the local Committee for their
invaluable assistance."
(e) Walthamstow Committee for Mental Welfare and
After Care.— Mr. L. F. Bristow, Hon. Secretary, kindly contributes
the following report:—
"Miss Turner's report given above covers a great deal of our
work in Walthamstow. The members of the Committee have
worked enthusiastically, and in addition to the visiting, they
arranged the annual re-union social held in May and the Christmas
party in December, to which all those on our after-care list were
invited.
"Thanks to the financial aid we get from the Essex County
Council (Sunday Cinema Fund) we are able to do a lot more for
these defectives than would otherwise be possible. Everyone
received a gift at Christmas, and in special cases clothing and
invalid chairs have been purchased. Grants are made to the Essex
Voluntary Association to assist necessitous cases attending the
Occupation Centre, thus ensuring that they receive a mid-day meal.
"We are very grateful to all those who assist us in our work,
and to the Local Authority for their co-operation in our efforts on
behalf of the mentally defective."