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
HOMES, HOSTELS, SOCIAL CENTRES AND CLUBS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1970
TABLE 1 — Homes and hostels
Age group provided for | For the mentally ill | For the mentally handicapped or severely mentally handicapped | ||||
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Number of premises | Number of places | Number of premises | Number of places | |||
Junior | Adult | |||||
1. Under 16 | ||||||
2. 16 and over | ||||||
3. Junior and adult | ||||||
4. Total | ||||||
Homes and hostels for the elderly mentally infirm provided under the National Health Service Act 1946. | 5 | premises | ||||
6 | places | |||||
Homes and hostels included in line 4 which were specifically provided for the mentally disordered under the National Assistance Act 1948. | 7 | premises | ||||
8 | places |
TABLE 2 - Places in homes/hostels made available to or by other authorities or organisations
Type of authority or organisation | For the mentally ill | For the elderly mentally infirm | For the mentally handicapped or severely mentally handicapped | |||
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Junior | Adult | |||||
Places made available to other authorities or to hospitals (Include in table 1) | 9 | Local authority | ||||
10 | Hospital | |||||
11 | Total |