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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS 1970
| Quarter Ended | Total 1970 | Total 1969 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.3 | 27.6 | 26.9 | 26.12 | |||
| 1. Number referred by (i) Hospital (in-patients) | 100 | 91 | 50 | 68 | 309 | 356 |
| (ii) Hospital (out-patients) | 52 | 64 | 69 | 122 | 307 | 195 |
| (iii) General practitioners | 62 | 55 | 62 | 47 | 226 | 212 |
| (iv) Police or Courts | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| (v) Other non-medical | 119 | 125 | 117 | 96 | 457 | 496 |
| TOTALS | 335 | 344 | 301 | 338 | 1318 | 1291 |
| 2. Mental category of above | ||||||
| (i) Mentally ill | 306 | 322 | 268 | 326 | 1222 | 1194 |
| (ii) Subnormal or severely subnormal | 29 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 95 | 97 |
| (iii) Psychopathic | Nil | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 | Nil |
| 3. Initially admitted to hospital | ||||||
| (i) Informally | 33 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 110 | 119 |
| (ii) Compulsory Section 25 (observation) Section 26 (treatment) Section 29 (emergency) Other | 41 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 190 | 188 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | |
| 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 76 | 82 | |
| Nil | 1 | 1 | Nil | 2 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 99 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 395 | 414 |
| 4. Final Disposals (including patients initially admitted to hospital) | ||||||
| (i) No further action | 144 | 134 | 149 | 126 | 553 | 512 |
| (ii) Hospital care | 99 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 395 | 414 |
| (iii) Community care | 77 | 78- | 38 | 100. | 293 | 354 |
| TOTALS | 320 | 301 | '289 | 331 | 1241 | 1280 |
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