Winson Green Hospital in Birmingham was built in 1847 and was designed to accommodate 800 people with psychiatric needs. In 1953, it housed 1,200 patients.
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TopFoto'Personal social services' describes a range of services provided by local authorities for a number of vulnerable groups, including the mentally and physically disabled, older people and neglected children.
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Further reading
- Bridgen, P. & Lowe, R., Welfare Policy under the Conservatives 1951-1964 A Guide to Documents in the Public Record Office (London:Public Record Office, 1998)
- Lowe, R., The welfare state in Britain since 1945 (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999)
- Jones, M. & Lowe, R., From Beveridge to Blair: The First Fifty Years of Britain's Welfare State 1948-98 (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2002)
