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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1969 TABLE I
NUMBER OF REFERRALS DURING YEAR
| Referred by | Mentally 111 | Subnormal | Severely Subnormal | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | 16 & over | Under 16 | 16 & over | Under 16 | 16 & over | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | |
| General Practitioners | 2 | 1 | 73 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162 |
| Hospitals | 1 | - | 119 | 173 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 301 |
| Local Education Authority | - | - | - | 2 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 84 |
| Police and Courts | - | - | 24 | 22 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 49 | ||
| Others* | - | 1 | 169 | 219 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 440 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 335 | 502 | 44 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 1,036 |
*Includes relatives, neighbours, Department of Health and Social Security Reception Centres, other
local authorities, etc.
TABLE II
SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN IN RESPECT OF NEW CASES
| Admitted to hospital: Informally | 45 |
| Compulsorily: M.H. Act, 1959, Section 25 (for observation) | 74 |
| Section 26 (for treatment) | 13 |
| Section 29 (emergency admission for observation) | 81 |
| Other | 12 |
| Afforded community care | 527 |
| Given advice only | 284 |
| Total | 1,036 |