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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

Kensington and Chelsea 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]

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Table: MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1966

MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1966

Quarter endedTotalTotal 1965
2.4.662.7.661.10.6631.12.66
1. Numbers referred by
(i) Hospitals - psychiatric668085151382176
(ii) Hospitals - non-psychiatric18414235939
(iii) General practitioners52547162239278
(iv) Police or Courts121211104561
(v) Other non-medical118151101100470407
TOTALS2663012823461,195961
2. Mental category of above
(i) Mentally ill2552722663361,129877
(ii) Sub-normal or severely sub-normal112916106684
3. Initially admitted to hospital
Informally3823263512292
(ii) Compulsorily -Section 25 (Observation)25332131110127
Section 26 (Treatment)106211299
Section 29
(Emergency)39274825139130
Other82331626
TOTALS12091100105416384
Final Disposal (including patients initially admitted to hospital)
(i) No further action101117116142476302
(ii) Hospital care120100100105425463
(iii) Community care45846699294196
TOTALS2663012823461,195961

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Under care 31.12.65Referred during 1966Withdrawn from care 1966Under care 31.12.66
5. Community care348294255407