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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Statistical information on the Mental Health Service is given in Tables
15 - 18.
TABLE 15
Number of referrals during year
| Referred by | Mentally Ill | Mentally Handicapped and Severely Mentally Handicapped | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | Totals | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| General Practitioners | 1 | —_ | 46 | 58 | — | —_ | 1 | —_ | 106 |
| Hospitals | — | 1 | 85 | 144 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 242 |
| Local Education Authority | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 102 |
| Police and Courts | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 19 |
| Others* | 1 | 1 | 187 | 236 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 476 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 334 | 449 | 55 | 28 | 49 | 24 | 945 |
* Includes relatives, neighbours, Ministry of Social Security Reception Centres,
other local authorities, etc.
SUMMARY OF ACTION TAKEN IN RESPECT OF NEW CASES
Admitted to hospital:
Informally 24
Compulsorily: M.H. Act, 1959, Section 25 (for observation) 83
Section 26 (for treatment) 4
Section 29 (emergency admission for
observation) 82
Other 11
Afforded community care 466
Given advice only 390
Total 1,060
60