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
Lambeth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Mentally 111 | Elderly mentally infirm* | Psychopathic | Mentally handicapped | Severely Mentally handicapped | 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) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) | |||
| Total number | 2 | 1 | 171 | 116 | 40 | 27 | 69 | 57 | 83 | 89 | 80 | 67 | 802 | ||||||||
| Attending workshops, day centres or training centres (including special units) day nurseries | 13 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 66 | 49 | 39 | 305 | ||||||||||
| Awaiting entry to workshops, day centres, or training centres (including special units) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Receiving home training | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Awaiting home training | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Resident in L.A. home/hostel | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Awaiting residence in L.A. home/hostel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Resident in other home/hostel | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Boarded out in private household | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attending day hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Receiving home visits and not included in lines 2-10 | (a) suitable to attend a training centre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) others | 2 | 1 | 147 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 389 | ||||||||