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Waltham Forest 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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(c) Number of patients referred to Local Health Authority during year ended 31st December, 1969
| REFERRED BY | MENTALLY ILL | PSYCHOP ATHIC | SU B-NORMAL | SEVERELY SUB-NORMAL | TOTAL SUB-NORMAL AND SEV ERELY SU B-NORM A L | GR AND TOTAL OF COLS. 1 - 16 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 a OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 a OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 a OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 a OVER | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | UNDER 16 | 16 a OVER | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| (i) General practitioners | 3 | - | 126 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 347 | 359 | 317 |
| (ii) Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment | - | - | 40 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 189 | 168 |
| (iii) Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment | - | 31 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 96 | 121 | ||||
| (iv) Local education authorities | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 15 | 23 | 23 | |
| (v) Police and courts | - | - | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 33 | 39 | ||
| (vi) Other sources | I | I | 52 | 72 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | I | 1 | 12 | 139 | 135 | 148 | ||
| (vii) Total | 4 | I | 263 | 394 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | i | 14 | 16 | 692 | 835 | 816 |