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Hostel
Admission
Mentally Sub-Normal
During the year, one female adult and one female child
were admitted to private hostels.
Hospital
Admissions
During the year three mentally sub-normal children and two
adults were admitted to hospital and eight are still awaiting
admission.
The Mentally
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In the past year a close and cordial relationship has been
established between the two hospitals for the mentally ill
(Goodmayes and Claybury) and the Department. Weekly case
conferences are held at both hospitals and are attended by
Mental Welfare Officers.
The Goodwill
Club
This psychiatric social club meets every Thursday evening
for both discharged patients and patients still in hospital,
under the supervision of the S.M.W.O. This club meets a real
need in giving discharged patients a sense of confidence.
The attendance varies between 14 and 20 patients.
Hostels
Five mentally ill patients were admitted to hostels run
by local authority or private organisations.
School Leavers
Three maladjusted and educationally sub-normal school
leavers have been referred to the department for after-care
after leaving school, and one maladjusted school leaver
receives supervision.
Training
All the Mental Welfare Officers have attended conferences
and refresher courses during the year. One Mental Welfare
Officer is due to attend a full-time course at the London
University from January 1966 — April 1966.
Members ol both Centres have attended refresher courses.
Approved
Medical
Practitioners
Three Medical Practitioners were approved during the
year for the purpose of Section 28 of the Mental Health Act
of 1959.
Hospital
Admissions
The number of patients admitted during the year was 219,
of these 68 were admitted informally, and the rest under
Sections 29, 25 and 26.