Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH Number of patients awaiting entry to hospital, admitted for temporary residential care or admitted to guardianship during 1967
Mentally 111 | Elderly mental infirm | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | ||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | |
1. Number of persons in L.H.A. area of waiting list for admission to hospital at end of year | |||||||||||||||||||
(a) In urgent need of hospital care | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
(b) Not in urgent need of hospital care | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
(c) Total | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
2. Number of admissions for temporary residential care (e.g. to relive the family) | |||||||||||||||||||
(a) ToN.H.S. hospitals | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 42 | ||||||||||
(b) To L.A. residential accommodation | |||||||||||||||||||
(c) Elsewhere | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
(d) Total | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 49 |