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Long Grove Hospital, Epsom, Surrey remains the principal psychiatric
hospital for admission of Hackney patients and the time and distance involved
present serious difficulties both to the Department, the patients and visitors.
Close contact is maintained with the consultant, social worker, nursing and
administrative staff of the hospital. I am grateful for all the help the Department
receives without which the services could not function.
St. Clements Hospital, Bow, also admits patients from the Borough and the
Medical Director and his staff have been most helpful with advice and assistance
in dealing with many difficult problems.
Co-operation was also maintained throughout the year with the Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Association, the Family Centre, Mental After Care Association,
the Richmond Fellowship, the Hackney Society for Mentally Handicapped Children,
the National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children, the National Association
for Mental Health, and other various bodies concerned with this field of social
medicine.
In 1963 a hostel was opened for the former pupils of L. C.C. Shaftesbury
House boarding special school for maladjusted boys at premises in Queen's Drive,
Stoke Newington. The hostel is run by a voluntary organisation known as the
Easton House Trust.
Following the re-organisation of London's government, the Trust was faced
with financial difficulties and after consultations with the London Boroughs
Association it was agreed that this Council would provide the initial funds for
the maintenance of the hostel subject to the reinbursement of appropriate amounts
by other authorities making use of the accommodation.
The Council is represented on the Management Committee and its officers are
called upon frequently for advice and assistance in the day to day running of
the premises. This type of hostel is very much in the experimental stage and
valuable lessons have been learned from the many problems which arise.
During Mental Health Week one of the Junior Training Centres was opened to
the public and an exhibition of work done in the training and day centres was
staged. There was a good response to this venture especially after the activities
had been publicised in a broadcast on the B.B.C. Home Service.
MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS
Mental Illness
Number of referrals during the year 388
The final arrangements made for these referrals was as follows:-
No further action 61
Hospital care:-
Admitted informally 192
Admitted compulsorily n
Psychiatric out-patient or day hospital 4
Admitted to general hospital 5
Number taken into Council's community care 110
Number taken into other community care 5
A further breakdown of the 110 persons taken into Council's community care
during the year, showing the type of care arranged, was as follows:-
Admitted to residential home, hostel, convent, etc 16
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social Worker 108
Attendance at day re-habilitation centre 15
Attendance at day centre 7
Note:- Some people were receiving more than one type of care.
Total number of mentally ill persons receiving community care
at the end of the year 276