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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
Hounslow 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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Table 22 Mentally disordered patients under the care of the Borough at 31st December 1968
| Mentally ill | Sub-normal and severely sub-normal | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 | Aged 16 and over | Under age 16 | Aged 16 and over | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | Total | ||
| 1 | Number of patients under care at 31st December 1968 | - | 1 | 89 | 164 | 254 | 66 | 48 | 117 | 139 | 370 |
| 2 | Attending training centre | - | 1 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 54 | 32 | 37 | 48 | 171 |
| 3 | Awaiting entry to training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Receiving home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | |
| 5 | Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Resident in LA home/hostel | - | - | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| 7 | Awaiting residence in LA home/hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 8 | Resident at LA expense in other homes/hostels | - | - | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 | Resident at LA expense by boarding out in private households | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Attending day hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Receiving home visits and not included in 1ines 2-10 | ||||||||||
| (a) suitable to attend a training | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | |
| (b) others | - | - | 58 | 130 | 188 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 68 | 142 | |
| 12 | Number of children not included in item 2 above because they do not come within the categories covered | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Number of persons included in item 6 above who reside in accommodation provided under the National Assistance Act, 1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Number of patients on waiting list for admission to hospital at 31.12.68 | ||||||||||
| (a) In urgent need of hospital care | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| (b) Not in urgent need of hospital care | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | • | 2 | ||
| 15 | Number of admissions for temporary resident care (e.g. to relieve the family) during 1968 To N.H.S. Hospitals | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| Elsewhere | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | |
| 16 | Admissions to guardianship during the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Total number under guardianship at end of year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |