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A happy relationship has been established with the Welfare Section. Close consultation takes
place between the two sections. Good examples of this are in the needs of the elderly senile and
Section 48 cases—the protection of patients' property.
Liaison has also been maintained with the local branch of the National Association for Mental
Health. Both the Chief Mental Welfare Officer and other Mental Welfare Officers are service
members of the committee. The Chief Mental Welfare Officer also attends every meeting of the
Welcome Club—a social club for the mentally ill run by the association.
The facilities of the Borough's mental health service are made available to persons arriving at
London Airport. It may be of interest to note that in the period now under review—1st April, 1965
to 31st December, 1965—sixty-six persons required the services of a mental welfare officer—fortytwo
of these instances being in out-of-office hours. These cases frequently pose difficult problems,
both in the lack of warning of their arrival and scanty information regarding their mental history.
Their disposal is often difficult and frequently arrangements for transportation and admission to
hospital in the part of the country in which they live have to be made.
It is to be hoped that the Borough will give every help and encouragement to the more
experienced officers who are able to obtain placements in a nationally recognised course. This
further education can only result in an improved standard of service to the community.