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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TABLE 17
NUMBER OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS AFFORDED SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE
| Under 16 | Over 16 | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | ||
| In N.H.S. Hospitals (arranged by mental health staff) | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| In homes, hostels, etc. | 28 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 60 |
| Totals | 51 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 106 |
TABLE 18
ESTABLISHMENTS AND NUMBER OF PLACES
| Number of Establishments | Number of Places | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentally Ill | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Mentally Handicapped and Severely Mentally Handicapped | |||||
| Junior Adult | Under 16 | Over 16 | |||||
| Under 16 | Over 16 | ||||||
| Training centres | 2 1 | — | — | — | 175 | 180 | 355 |
| Special units (in day nurseries) | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 29 |
| Day centres | 2 | — | 80 | — | — | — | 80 |
| Hostels -(Dover Lodge) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 |
| (Gibson House) | 1 | —_ | _ | _ | —__ | 12 | 12 |
| (Evelyn Coyle) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| Totals | — | 80 | — | 204 | 217 | 501 | |