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 Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1966
| Quarter ended | Total | Total 1965 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.66 | 2.7.66 | 1.10.66 | 31.12.66 | |||
| 1. Numbers referred by | ||||||
| (i) Hospitals - psychiatric | 66 | 80 | 85 | 151 | 382 | 176 |
| (ii) Hospitals - non-psychiatric | 18 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 59 | 39 |
| (iii) General practitioners | 52 | 54 | 71 | 62 | 239 | 278 |
| (iv) Police or Courts | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 61 |
| (v) Other non-medical | 118 | 151 | 101 | 100 | 470 | 407 |
| TOTALS | 266 | 301 | 282 | 346 | 1,195 | 961 |
| 2. Mental category of above | ||||||
| (i) Mentally ill | 255 | 272 | 266 | 336 | 1,129 | 877 |
| (ii) Sub-normal or severely sub-normal | 11 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 84 |
| 3. Initially admitted to hospital | ||||||
| Informally | 38 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 122 | 92 |
| (ii) Compulsorily -Section 25 (Observation) | 25 | 33 | 21 | 31 | 110 | 127 |
| Section 26 (Treatment) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 9 |
| Section 29 | ||||||
| (Emergency) | 39 | 27 | 48 | 25 | 139 | 130 |
| Other | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| TOTALS | 120 | 91 | 100 | 105 | 416 | 384 |
| Final Disposal (including patients initially admitted to hospital) | ||||||
| (i) No further action | 101 | 117 | 116 | 142 | 476 | 302 |
| (ii) Hospital care | 120 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 425 | 463 |
| (iii) Community care | 45 | 84 | 66 | 99 | 294 | 196 |
| TOTALS | 266 | 301 | 282 | 346 | 1,195 | 961 |
Continued from previous page
| Under care 31.12.65 | Referred during 1966 | Withdrawn from care 1966 | Under care 31.12.66 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Community care | 348 | 294 | 255 | 407 |