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Of 303 patients visited:—
Re-admissions at own request or through Clinic 24
Re-admissions through Social Services Department 24
Cases closed:
Left district 6
To Centra] Homes 1
Deceased 5
Satisfactory adjustment 60— 72
Some deterioration evident 9
No deterioration evident, but close care considered
necessary 50
Satisfactory adjustment, but some contact maintained
through home visits, club or Clinic 124
303
Discharged patients attending Clinic 29
Discharge patients attending Club 23
Of patients who had made a good recovery, 1 had been
in hospital nine years, 1 seven years, 1 four years, 1 three
years, and 6 over one year. Two patients have needed further
help with employment since discharge. Home helps have been
obtained for 2 women who were feeling the burden of household
duties too much. Two women were sent to convalescent
homes during the summer. One female patient has married
and is rettling down well. One man passed out of the Government
Training Centre very successfully and is now well established
in industry; another is doing very well as an assistant
teacher in West Ham, while awaiting a vacancy for the
Emergency Teachers' Training Course. One patient was
helped to get back to her home in France. Several have
needed help re housing, dockets, difficult landladies, etc.
Housing shortage continues to be the main practical problem.
NERVE CLINIC. Preliminary interviews have been made
and social histories have been taken at the Clinic and home
visits made to arrange practical help, to gain the co-operation
of relatives in treatment and in following up where necessary,
after discharge from the Clinic. One patient was sent to a
convalescent home in the summer. In two cases the W.V.S.
have kindly offered help in visiting. Ten cases seen by Dr.
Riordan at Whipps Cross Hospital have been followed up on
discharge.
PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL CLUB. This Club was designed
primarily to maintain contact with patients after discharge from
hospital, but also provides a stabilizing focus in the lives of other
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