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SECTION 28 (Prevention of illness, care and after-care). The Borough is
divided into three areas for the diagnosis, treatment and after-care of
tuberculous patients. The three Chest Clinics are located at: -
(a) The London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, Victoria Park, E 2
(b) The Metropolitan Hospital, 335, Kingsland Road, E 8
(c) Rear of St. Leonard's Hospital, 204, Hoxton Street, N. 1.
There is an After-Care Committee for each area, and the Medical Officer of
Health is a member of the Committees representing the London Chest Hospital and
Metropolitan Hospital Chest Clinic areas, The Borough Council is also
represented by three members on each of these two Committees.
SECTION 29 (Domestic help). The cases dealt with during the year came in the
following categories:-
Maternity 43
Tuberculosis 74
Chronic sick and aged persons 2,543
General 210
Other services provided by the County Council, In its capacity as Local Health
Authority, the County Council also provides health visiting (SECTION 24) and
domiciliary midwifery (SECTION 23) services. As Local Education Authority it
is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive school health service,
which includes facilities for the treatment of minor ailments in school children
at the following centres in the borough:-
29, Cadogan Terrace, E. 9,
13, Goulton Road, E. 5.
136, Richmond Road, E, 8,
186, Upper Clapton Road, E. 5.
Other treatment facilities for school children include dental, nutrition,
Ophthalmia, ear, nose and throat and physiotherapy clinics-
MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1959
A team of mental health officers, based upon the Shoreditch Health Centre,
started work in late October. The team comprises the divisional mental
welfare officer and his deputy, two senior mental welfare officers, a mental
welfare officer, a psychiatric social worker and two assistant mental welfare
officers.
A wide range of duties is undertaken by this team, including the admission
of mentally disordered persons to psychiatric hospitals, the care and after-care
of the mentally ill and the care of severely sub-normal and sub-normal children
and adults.
There are two training centres for severely sub normal and sub-normal
persons in the borough; the Clapton Training Centre (for elder girls),
St, Michaels and All Angels Church Hall, Northwold Road, E,5. and the Dais ton
Training Centre (for elder boys), Congregational Church Hall, Bay Street, E.8
During the year work began on the building of a new junior training centre at
the former Iceni sports ground in Ickburgh Road
Clifton Lodge, 96, Dalston Lane, E 8, is a day rehabilitation centre and
provides places for forty persons who have been discharged from psychiatric
hospitals and are in need of help in re-adjusting themselves to life in the
community.
Part IV (General medical and dental services, pharmaceutical services and
supplementary ophthalmic services). The London Executive Council is the
authority responsible for the purpose of exercising functions with respect to
the provision of services under this part of the National Health Service Act.