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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
Wandsworth 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1959
STATISTICS
for the year 1968
| Mentally ill | Psychopathic | Subnormal and severely subnormal | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons referred | ||||
| (a) By general practitioners | 305 | — | 6 | 311 |
| (b) By hospitals (on discharge after in-patient treatment) | 122 | — | 4 | 126 |
| (c) By hospitals (during or after out-patient or day hospital treatment) | 133 | — | 5 | 138 |
| (d) By Inner London Education Authority | 20 | — | 69 | 89 |
| (e) By Police and/or Courts | 48 | — | 1 | 49 |
| (f) From other sources | 543 | — | 51 | 594 |
| Totals | 1,171 | — | 136 | 1,307 |
| Admissions to hospital | ||||
| (a) As informal patients | 81 | — | 3 | 84 |
| (b) By statutory action (Sees. 25, 26 and 29) | 261 | — | 1 | 262 |
| (c) By Order of a Court (Sec. 60) | 5 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 347 | — | 5 | 352 |
| Persons receiving community care at 31st December, 1968 | ||||
| (a) Attending day training centre or workshop | 3 | _ | 197 | 200 |
| (b) Receiving home training | 16 | — | 6 | 22 |
| (c) Resident in local authority home/hostel | 10 | _ | _ | 10 |
| (d) Resident at local authority's expense in other home/ hostel | 13 | — | 22 | 35 |
| (e) Boarded-out at local authority's expense in private household | — | — | 14 | 14 |
| (f) Receiving home visits and not in any of the foregoing categories (a) to (e) | 505 | _ | 311 | 816 |
| Totals | 547 | — | 550 | 1,097 |