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
Greenwich 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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NUMBER OF PATIENTS AWAITING ENTRY TO HOSPITAL, ADMITTED FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL CARE OR ADMITTED TO GUARDIANSHIP DURING 1968
| Mentally ill | Elderly mentally infirm 65 yrs. &over | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1. Number of persons in L.H.A. area on waiting list for admission to hospital at end of year | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) In urgent need of hospital care | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 |
| (b) Not in urgent need of hospital care | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (c) Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2. Number of admissions for temporary residential care (e.g. to relieve the family) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) To N.H.S. hospitals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | — | 2 | 20 |
| (b) To L.A. residential accommodation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Elsewhere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
| (d) Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 47 |