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
Southwark 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE II
SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN IN RESPECT OF NEW CASES
| Admitted to hospital: | |
| Informally | 40 |
| Compulsorily: M.H. Act, 1959, Section 25 (for observation) | 84 |
| Section 26 (for treatment) | 12 |
| Section 29 (emergency admission for observation) | 96 |
| Other | 15 |
| Afforded community care | 480 |
| Given advice only | 334 |
| Total | 1,061 |
| Type of Care | Mentally Ill | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Subnormal and Severely Subnormal | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Attendance at day centres | 41 | 45 | 7 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 116† |
| Attendance at training centres | 69 | 57 | 66 | 59 | 251* | ||||
| Home training | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Residence in homes, hostels, etc. Local authority (Dover Lodge) Other | 12 | 16 | – | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2** 20†† | 2 76 |
| Attendance at special units | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| Formal guardianship | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| S.W. visits (awaiting admission to hospital for long term res.care) | – | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 60 | 73 | 8 | 36 | 84 | 73 | 79 | 87 | 500 |
† Plus 16 patients from other Boroughs.
** Plus 2 persons from other Boroughs.
* Plus 3 Junior Patients from other Boroughs,
†† Plus 3 persons included below under formal guardianship.
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