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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY CARE AT 31st DECEMBER 1969
| 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 | Total number | 5 | 1 | 242 | 394 | 19 | 60 | — | 1 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 67 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 74 | 1,176 | ||
| 2 | Attending training centre, etc. | — | — | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 44 | 281 |
| 3 | Awaiting entry to training centre, etc. | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| 4 | Receiving home training | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Awaiting home training | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Resident in L.A. home/hostel | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 21 |
| 7 | Awaiting residence in L.A. home/hostel | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 13 |
| 8 | Resident at L.A. expense in other homes/hostels | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | Attending day hospitals | — | — | 12 | 14 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| 11 | Receiving (a) suitable home visits to attend and not a training included in centre lines 2-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) others | 5 | 1 | 182 | 326 | 17 | 50 | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 18 | 44 | 49 | — | — | 21 | 16 | 742 | |
| 12 | Number of children under age 16 attending training centres who have not been included in item 2 because they do not come within the categories covered. | Male | 1 |
| Female | 1 | ||
| 13 | Number of persons included in item 6 who reside in accommodation provided under the National Assistance Act, 1948. | Male | — |
| Female | — |