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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1967
| Quarter ended | Total | Total 1966 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.67 | 1.7.67 | 30.9.67 | 30.12.67 | |||
| 1. Numbers referred by | ||||||
| (i) Hospitals (in-patients ) | 137 | 105 | 75 | 78 | 395 | 441 |
| (ii) Hospitals (out-patients) | 67 | 65 | 53 | 68 | 253 | |
| (iii) General practitioners | 50 | 65 | 69 | 61 | 245 | 239 |
| (iv) Police or Courts | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 45 |
| (v) Other non-medical | 115 | 145 | 137 | 135 | 532 | 470 |
| TOTALS | 374 | 385 | 339 | 349 | 1,447 | 1,195 |
| 2. Mental category of above | ||||||
| (i) Mentally ill | 350 | 350 | 320 | 325 | 1,345 | 1,129 |
| (ii) Sub-normal or severely sub-normal | 24 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 102 | 66 |
| 3. Initially admitted to hospital | ||||||
| (i) Informally | 40 | 52 | 28 | 35 | 155 | 122 |
| (ii) Corapulsorily -Section 25 (Observation) | 30 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 156 | 110 |
| Section 26 (Treatment) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 29 |
| Section 29 (Emergency) | 25 | 26 | 36 | 38 | 125 | 139 |
| Other | 3 | Nil | Nil | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 109 | 132 | 114 | 115 | 470 | 416 |
| 4. Final Disposal (including patients initially admitted to hospital) | ||||||
| (i) No further action | 124 | 132 | 148 | 144 | 548 | 476 |
| (ii) Hospital care | 106 | 130 | 114 | 115 | 465 | 425 |
| (iii) Community care | 101 | 92 | 76 | 368 | 294 | |
| TOTALS | 329 | 363 | 354 | 335 | 1,381 | 1,195 |