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Croydon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Lunacy and Mental Treatment Act 1956
Patients admitted to Mayday Hospital
under Section 20 347
Cases admitted as above disposed of as follows:-
Certified and admitted to warlingham Park Hospital
or other Mental Hospitals 65
Admitted to Warlingham Park Hospital or other Mental
Hospitals under Temporary Order 1
Admitted to Warlingham Park Hospital or other Mental
Hospitals under Urgency Orders 2
Admitted to Warlingham Park Hospital or other Mental
Hospitals as Voluntary Patients 136
Transferred to ordinary Sick Wards 1
Discharged Home 109
DECEASED 11
Transferred to Queen's Hospital 1
Discharged to Mental Defective Colony 1
374
Cases admitted to Warlingham Park Hospital
Direct under Section 20 15
Cases admitted to Warlingham Park Hospital
Direct as Voluntary Patients 60
Cases investigated and no action deemed necessary 113
Under the Mental Deficiency Act.
Number of known Mentally Defective Patients in the
| 1955 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 78 | 54 |
| Aged 5-16 years | 140 | 150 |
| Over 16 years | 550 | 600 |
| 768 | 804 |
Compared with 1955 the cases show an increase of 36.
3 Institution patients have died in hospital.