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 Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
Mentally III | Mentally Handicapped and Severely Mentally Handicapped | |||||||||||
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Under age 16 yrs. | Aged 16 yrs. to 64 yrs. | Aged 65 yrs. and over | Total | Under age 16 yrs. | Aged 16 yrs. and over | Total | ||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
1. Number of patients under care on 31st December, 1970 | - | - | 78 | 115 | 6 | 6 | 205 | 72 | 53 | 88 | 98 | 311 |
2. (a) Attending day training centre | - | - | 14 | 7 | 3 | - | 56 | 41 | 62 | 73 | - | |
(b) Awaiting admission | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | - | - | 9 |
3. (a) Resident in L.H.A. home /hostel | - | - | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | ||
(b) Awaiting residence in L.H.A. home/hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
(c) Resident at L.H.A. expense in other residential homes/hostels | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
(d) Resident at L.H.A. expense by boarding out in private household | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 15 | 20 |
4. Receiving home visits and not included in (2) and (3) | - | - | 56 | 101 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 31 | |
5. No. of patients in L.H.A. area on waiting list for admission to hospital at 31.12.70 | ||||||||||||
(a) In urgent need of hospital care | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | |
(b) Not in urgent need of hospital care | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
6. No. of admissions for temporary residential care, e.g. to relieve the family, during 1970 | ||||||||||||
(a) To N.H.S. Hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
(b) Elsewhere | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 |