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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Type of Care | Mentally III | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Subnormal and Severely Subnormal | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Attendance at day centres | 42 | 39 | 7 | 23 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 111† |
| Attendance at training centres | _ | _ | _ | 59 | 45 | 69 | 63 | 236* | |
| Home training | 9 | 16 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 8 | 5 | 38 |
| Residence in homes, hostels, etc. Local authority (Dover Lodge) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 8 | 15 | |
| Other | 13 | 24 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19** | 74 |
| Attendance at special units | - | - | - | - | 24 | 12 | - | - | 36 |
| Formal- guardianship | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 |
| S.W. visits (awaiting admission to hospital for long term res. care) | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 3 | _ | _ | 7 |
| Totals | 64 | 79 | 7 | 23 | 90 | 66 | 94 | 97 | 520 |
Plus 11 patients from other Boroughs
•Plus 1 Junior patient from another Borough (and 1 Adult attending other Boroughs' centres).
|Plus 4 persons from other Boroughs
"Plus 2 persons included below under formal guardianship