Born in Berlin, because of his Jewish origins, Glatt had to overcome considerable resistance in order to be able to study under the Nazi regime.

After the start of the Second World War, he was deported as an enemy alien first to the Isle of Man and then on a prison ship to Australia.

[3] Glatt was appointed as a consultant in 1958 he set up an alcohol dependency unit in a female ward in St Bernard's Hospital, Hanwell.

[9] His approach of creating a "therapeutic community" with a 12-week inpatient stay to help patents come to terms with their problems and explore new methods of living in the future without their addiction was found to be a great success.

It is currently run by the Central North West London Mental Health NHS Trust Substance Misuses Service.