London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Mentally 111 | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Psychopathic | Mentally Handicapped | Severely Mentally Handicapped | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 on waiting list for admission to hospital at end of year. (a) In urgent need of hospital care | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| (b) Not in urgent need of hospital care | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| (c) Total | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Number of admissions for temporary residential care (eg to relieve the family) (a) To N.H.S. hospitals | 2 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | 25 | ||||||||||
| (b) To L.A. residential accommodation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| (c) Elsewhere | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | 14 | ||||||||||
| (d) Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | 7 | 6 | — | 39 | ||||||||||