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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
Bexley 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The following tables shows number od mentally sick persons on the register and under active supervison by the section as at December 1969:-
| Mentally III | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Psychopathic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | 16 & Over | Under 16 | 16 & Over | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1 | 1 | 130 | 205 | 14 | 47 | - | - | 2 | - |
There are no mental hospitals situated in the Borough and mentally ill patients are admitted
mainly to hospitals in Kent, e.g. Bexley, Stonehouse and Mabledon Hospitals at Dartford and
Oakwood Hospital at Maidstone.
RE-INSTATE LTD.
operation in 1966. To enable it to commence, the Council gave a grant of £3,500 for the first year and in subsequent years as shown in the following table
| 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3,500 | £1,500 | £2,000 | £2,250 |
The Council has appointed three elected Members to represent it on the Board of Re-Instate Ltd.
Cases can be admitted to the workshop from the community on the request of the Health &
Welfare Department.
The numbers in attendance each year have been : —
| 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley Residents who are Bexley Hospital Patients | 5 | 10 | 17 | 15 |
| Patients from the community | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
The centre can accommodate 60 persons of both sexes and undertakes light engineering and
similar work for local industry. Firms have been most helpful in providing work and in loaning
machines and other equipment.
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