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City of Westminster 1965

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Table: TABLE 42.—Number of Patients for whom Hospital Admissions were arranged SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT

TABLE 42.—Number of Patients for whom Hospital Admissions were arranged SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT

InformalSec. 25Sec. 26Sec. 29Sec. 136Sec. 60Total
871427187314440

Table: TABLE 43.—Mental Health Service—Numbers of Cases in Community Care at end of year

TABLE 43.—Mental Health Service—Numbers of Cases in Community Care at end of year

Mentally 111SubnormalSeverely subnormal
Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overGrand Total
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
(a) (i) Attending day training centre------221912161263
(ii) Awaiting entry thereto--------1---1
(b) (i) Receiving home training-----1-1----2
(ii) Awaiting home training-------------
(c) (i) Resident in L.A. home/hostel---31--1----5
(ii) Awaiting residence in L.A. home/hostel--32--------5
(iii) Resident at L.A. expense in other residential homes/hostel--1923332445-871
(iv) Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household----------1-1
(d) Receiving home visits and not included under (a) to (c)1—7511923423111102816338
Total number1-9714767463935274536486

Table: TABLE 44.—Number of Patients admitted for Temporary Residential Care during the year (e.g. to Relieve the Family)

TABLE 44.—Number of Patients admitted for Temporary Residential Care during the year (e.g. to Relieve the Family)

Number of admissionsMentally 111SubnormalSeverely subnormalGrand Total
Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
To N.H.S. Hospitals----1---4--27
Elsewhere----1211421517
Total----2211821724