London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 STATSTICS
| Mentally ILL | Subnormal | Severely Subnormal | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -16 | 16+ | Elderly | -16 | 16+ | Elderly | -16 | 16+ | Elderly | TOTALS | ||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Totals referred prior to 1.1.67 (i.e. individuals under L.H.A. care at 31/12/66). | 1 | 73 | 108 | 8 | 46 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 12 | 457 | |||
| Totals of referrals during year | 5 | 5 | 484 | 623 | 22 | 206 | 20 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.447 | |||
| First Referrals - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total during year | 4 | 4 | 377 | 468 | 16 | 148 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.109 | |||
| Total known in previous year(s) | 101 | 125 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 298 | |||||||
| No. of individuals referred once during year | 3 | 3 | 302 | 368 | 10 | 104 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 874 | |||
| Subseauent Referrals - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total during year | 1 | 1 | 107 | 155 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 338 | |||||||
| Total known in previous year(s) | 49 | 72 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 155 | |||||||||||||
| Second Referrals - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total number of referrals | 1 | 1 | 75 | 100 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 235 | |||||||
| Total of patients known in previous year(s) | 35 | 44 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 104 | |||||||||||||
| No. of individuals referred twice during year | 1 | 1 | 50 | 70 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 170 | |||||||
| Third Referrals - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total number of referrals | 25 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| Total of patients known in previous year(s) | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| No. of individuals referred three times during year | 20 | 11 | 6 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| Referrals four times | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total number of referrals | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Total of patients known in previous year(s) | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| No. of individuals referred four times or more during year | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Referrals over four times | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Referrals of patients known in previous year(s) | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||