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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
Lambeth 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1959 (section 15 (1)
| Number of admissions during 1969 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentally Ill | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Severely Subnormal | Total | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| (i) Removals from Northern Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man under Section 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (m) Removals from Northern Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man under Section 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (n) Admissions under Section 64(1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (o) Admissions under Section 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (p) Admissions under Section 71(1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (q) Admissions under Section 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (r) Admissions under Section 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (s) Total admissions | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Number of patients resident in mental nursing homes (including any temporarily absent and expected to return) on 31st December 1969 | ||||||||||
| (a) Patients subject to detention under the Act but excluding any detained under section 30 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) Mentally disordered patients not subject to detention but including any temporarily detained under section 30 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | 6 | – | 22 |
| (c) Other patients | – | – | – | |||||||