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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Although the need to rely on voluntary societies and other local authorities for the
placement of mentally disordered persons in training establishments and residential
accommodation remains, the services provided within the Borough continue to expand.
During the year the much needed temporary twenty-five place adult training centre
opened at Chestnut Avenue, East Sheen; work proceeded on the new purpose-built
eighty place junior training school at Strathmore Road, Teddington (which it is anticipated
will open in September, 1970) and approval was given to the establishment of a
twelve place hostel for adult subnormal persons at 11 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham
Further provision is envisaged in the Council's plan for the development of the
Health and Welfare Services over the next three years and this includes the establishment
of purpose-built premises for an eighty place adult training centre in Barnes, a
day centre for the mentally ill and a day centre for the elderly mentally infirm.
Mental Illness.
The Borough continue to be served by two psychiatric hospitals for the mentally
ill as follows:—
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey.
(Districts served : Richmond and Barnes);
Springfield Hospital, Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting, S.W.17.
(District served : Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton and Hampton Wick).
Consequent upon the reorganisation of hospital catchment areas by the South
West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, as from the 1st October, 1969 new
patients from the Richmond and Barnes areas were admitted to Long Grove Hospital,
Epsom. In November 1969 notice was also received from the North West Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board to the effect that new patients from the Twickenham, Teddington,
Hampton and Hampton Wick areas would be admitted to Horton Hospital,
Epsom as from the 1st February 1970. In neither case was it proposed to transfer
existing in-patients to the new catchment hospitals.
The following table shows the number of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals
under the Mental Health Act during the year:
Section
M
F
Total
Section 5
24
(25)
39
(28)
63
(53)
Section 25
30
(4)
47
(43)
77
(47)
Section 26
4
(1)
3
(4)
7
(5)
Section 29
17
(16)
19
(25)
36
(41)
Section 60
1
(1)
-
(-)
1
(1)
Section 136
1
(1)
-
(5)
1
(6)
Total
77
(48)
108
(105)
185
(153)
(Figures in brackets are those as at 31st December, 1968).
Close co-operation was maintained with the hospitals providing psychiatric cover
for the Borough, including regular case conferences attended by mental welfare officers.
When the services provided by Banstead Hospital were transferred to Long Grove
Hospital case conferences also commenced at that hospital. Arrangements exist with
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