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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
Waltham Forest 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| MENTALLY ILL | ELDERLY MENTALLY INFIRM | PSYCHOPATHIC | SUB-NORMAL | SEVERELY SUB-NORMAL | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 % OVER | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| 1. Total number | 1 | - | 913 | 1,092 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 10 | 227 | 170 | 62 | 50 | 69 | 55 | 2,657 | 2,342 | 1,679 |
| 2. Attending workshops/occupation training centres | - | - | 31 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 49 | 39 | 255 | 250 | 205 |
| 3.: Awaiting entry to workshops/ occupation training centres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | - | - | 22 | 7 | 3 |
| 4. Receiving home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Resident in L.A. home/hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Awaiting residence in L.A. home/ hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| 8. Resident at L.A. expense in other homes/hostels | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 23 | 26 |
| 9. Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Attending day hospitals | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| 1 I. Receiving home visits and not included in lines 2-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) suitable to attend a training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) others | 1 | - | 870 | 1,073 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 179 | 135 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 2,336 | 2,048 | 1,443 |
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