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Southwark 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 16
NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE at 31st DECEMBER 1970
| Type of Care | Mentally Ill | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Mentally Handicapped and Severely Mentally Handicapped | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Attendance at day centres, training | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| centres and special units | 42 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 69 | 48 | 54 | 70 | 3531 |
| Home training | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 |
| Residence in homes, hostels, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Local authority (Dover Lodge) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | 82 | 25 |
| Formal guardianship | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| S.W. visits (awaiting admission to hospital | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — |
| for long term res. care) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 47 | 48 | 8 | 38 | 69 | 48 | 60 | 85 | 403 |
* Plus 34 Junior and 1 Adult patients from other Boroughs (and including 15 juniors and 1
Adult attending other Boroughs' centres).
** Plus 2 persons included below under formal guardianship.
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