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Lambeth 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 (section 187 to 194)

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1959 (section 15 (1)

RETURN OF MENTAL NURSING HOMES AUTHORISED TO DETAIN PATIENTS

Number of admissions during 1969
Mentally IllPsychopathicSubnormalSeverely SubnormalTotal
MFMFMFMFMF
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
(a) Informal admissions77
(b) Compulsory admissions for observation under Section 25
(c) Compulsory admissions for observation under Section 29
(d) Compulsory admissions for treatment under Section 26
(e) Transfers from guardianship under section 41(2)d
(f) Removals from Northern Ireland under Section 87
(g) Compulsory admissions on court orders under Section 60
(h) Compulsory admissions on court orders under Section 61
(j) Compulsory admissions on court orders under Section 65
(k) By direction of Home Secretary under Section 73