[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough].

  • Tower Hamlets (London, England). London Borough.
Date:
[1970]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the year the Council agreed to make available to the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association premises for use as a Group Home for former psychiatric patients who have undergone a period of rehabilitation is Nicholas House, the Association's short stay hostel, but who are unable to find housing accommodation which they can afford due to their low earning capacity. A grant towards the necessary adaptations was also made Junior Training School Construction of a purpose built junior training school to replace the existing premises commenced in 1968 and was completed at the end of 1969 at a cost of £90,000. The School provides training places for 95 mentally severely sub-normal children, plus a special unit for 20 children suffering from physical as well as mental handicap. The accomm odation includes assembly hall, 7 class rooms, 3 rooms for the special care unit, a nursery, handicraft room and domestic science room. There are also recreational facilities including large hall, playground, grassed area and children's flower garden. Photographs of the new school face this page- Last year the Government made known its intention to transfer the responsibility for the education and training of mentally sub-normal children from the Department of Health and Social Security to the Department of Education and Science. Special Care Units A special care unit for juniors, catering for those trainees who are too severely handicapped to be able to be taught and trained with other juniors, was accommodated until the end of the year in part of the University House Day Nursery, The special unit for severely handicapped children under 5 years of age was housed in part of the Council's Queen Mary Day Nursery until the end of the year. Transport Transport is provided by coaches and minibus to take trainees from their homes and training centres each day. Transport covers trainees attending the junior training school, adult female centres, the special care unit, the day nursery special unit, psycho-geriatric patients attending the Day Centre and some of those attending the men's industrial training centre. Holidays Many trainees from the training centres take part in a holiday at a holiday camp at Dymchurch, Kent, joining groups of trainees from other London Boroughs, Recuperative holidays are arranged for mentally ill persons under community care. - 38 -