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By arrangement with Surrey County Council the transfer was to
be a phased process to avoid upheaval. This necessitated the coaches,
for some time, visiting both the Manor Hospital and Bentley Adult
Training Centre.
By the end of the year 13 trainees had been transferred to the
Centre at the Manor Hospital.
THE CASEWORK SERVICES
These Services are operated by both Mental Welfare Officers,
and Mental Health Social Workers, with the general aim of the prevention,
care and after-care of mental illness.
During the year, 486 cases were referred to the Mental Health
Section for their attention and 381 were in the category requiring
community care at the end of the year.
Progressively, a larger proportion of the subnormal and severely
subnormal have been transferred from the care of Health Visitors to
the Mental Health Section, but in no case has this been automatic.
The best interests of the subnormal person and his or her family have
been the first consideration.
SUBNORMALITY