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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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 (section 187 to 194) MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1959 (section 15(1)) RETURN OF MENTAL NURSING HOMES AUTHORISED TO DETAIN PATIENTS Number of admissions during 1967
Mentally III | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Total | ||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
(a) Informal admissions | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | - | 4 |
(b) Compulsory admissions for observation under Section 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
(c) Compulsory admissions for observation under Section 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
(I) Compulsory admissions for treatment under Section 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | |
(e) Transfers from guardianship under section 41 (2)d | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | |
(f) Removals from Northern Ireland under Section 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
(g) Compulsory admissions on court orders under Section 60 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - |
(h) Compulsory admissions on court orders under Section 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - |
(j) Compulsory admissions on court orders under Section 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - |
(k) By direction of Home Secretary under Section 73 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - |