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well-defined categories. As will be seen from the details of sources of
referral on page 63, cases have continued to be referred from a wide
variety of sources.
The Section continued to provide a social work service for the
Chest Clinics at Cumberland Hospital, with the social workers giving,
when requested, support to discharged patients and their families, or
assisting, if necessary, financially either by an approach to voluntary
organisations, the appropriate Care Committee or the Department of
Health and Social Security.
In obtaining help for the various types of cases referred, the
Section works closely with many voluntary agencies. This is particularly
true in dealing with requests for assistance with housing problems.
The Section has a working relationship with such voluntary housing
associations as:
The Catholic Housing Aid Society.
The Merton Family Housing Trust.
The Quadrant Housing Association.
The Harding Housing Association.
as well as with the Authority's Housing Department. How effective
is this working relationship may be judged from the following figures
showing the outcome of the 124 applications for assistance in rehousing
received during the year:—
Rehoused by Voluntary Housing Association 26
Rehoused by the Authority's Housing Department 19
Rehoused in New Town 1
Admitted to Authority's temporary accommodation 7
Total 53
The outcome of the remaining 71 cases was as follows: —
Found own accommodation 26
Bought, or in process of buying own accommodation 4
Decision still pending at end of year 33
Did not follow up application 8
Sources of Referral of New Cases
Details are given below of the source of referral of new cases
during the year. It is interesting to note that the number of self-referrals
increased from 60 in 1969 to 70 in 1970. This is some indication
of the extent to which the service is becoming better known to the
general public.
1. From Departments of the Local Authority.
Welfare Services Department 62
Housing Department 45
Medical and Nursing Staff of Health Department 41
Education Department 4
Children's Department 1
Town Clerk's Department 5
Co-ordinating Conference 2
Total 160
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