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During the year the waiting list of adults for attendance
at the Banstead Industrial Training Unit was reduced by 6 leaving
a total of 11 waiting admission at the end of the year. Further places
are expected to be available during the coming year when the total
number attending the Banstead Centre is expected to rise to 60.
10 sub-normal children and adults were maintained in residential
establishments or attended special Day Training Centres during the year
and at 31st December 1966 the position was as follows :-
2 female children resident at The Society of St.Bemadette
1 female child attending daily, Lourdes House, Wallington
2 male children resident at Roffey Place, Faygate.
1 male adult resident at Ravenswood Foundation, Copthorne
1 female adult resident under Guardianship Society, Hove.
1 female child attending daily The Link Education Trust, Beddington
1 female child resident at Sons of the Devine Providence, Colombo House,
Teddington
1 female adult resident at St.Mary's Convent, Roehampton.
8 applications were received during the year for permanent
hospital care for various reasons and all have been admitted.
11 applications were received for short-term care to enable
the parents to have a holiday or because of a family crisis. All
were accepted and with the co-operation of the Manor Hospital and
Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, were admitted for periods ranging
from 2-8 weekso
Towards the end of the year the Mental Health Section was given
responsibility for supervising all sub-normal persons over five years of
age in the community, health visitors retaining responsibility for those
under five. During the year 222 mentally handicapped persons suffering
from sub-normality and their families received support in their own homes
from health visitors or mental welfare officers.
Holiday placements for the adults attending the Banstead Centre
were made by the Surrey County Council as in previous years and 8 children
under 16 years of age joined parties of children for 2 weeks holiday at
Pirate Springs, Dymchurch.
CERVICAL CYTOLOGY
On 1st July, 1966 a pilot scheme for cervical screening for
the detection of pre-cancerous changes was started with the assistance
of Dr.Levine, Consultant Pathologist at St.Helier Hospital. In view of
the limited number of specimens that could be dealt with by the
laboratory, certain cases only could be dealt with and 10 smears a
week were accepted up to September, the number increasing to 24 a week.
The examinations were carried out at ante-natal clinics in the
six major health centres in the Borough. All applicants had first to
obtain the consent of their general practitioner who was subsequently
informed of the result. In every case complete pelvic examination
was carried out by the examining doctor together with examination of the
breast in an endeavour to detect abnormality at an early stage.
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