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City of Westminster 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table 42.—Home Help Service

Table 42.—Home Help Service

A. Applications received during year
AreaAged 65 and OverAged under 65
T.B.Chronic SickMentally DisorderedMaternityOthersTotal
Paddington45634971990624
St. Marylebone307_28_1636387
Westminster425626—2140518
Total1,18891037561661,529
B. Number of cases during theyear.
Paddington1,035794816821,242
St. Marylebone559241—934645
Westminster7051135—1047808
Total2,299201708351632,695
C. Cases receiving service as at 31st December 1966.
Paddington6461514-18720
St. Marylebone302-16--4322
Westminster463612—116498
Total1,41177941381,540

Table: Table 43.—Mental Health Service—Number of Patients referred to City Council during year ended 31st December, 1966

Table 43.—Mental Health Service—Number of Patients referred to City Council during year ended 31st December, 1966

Referred byMentally IIISubnormalSeverely subnormal
Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 16 i16 and overTotal
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
(a) General practitioners--90142-—1————233
(b) Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment_19476_11121__177
(c) Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment88110_121__202
(d) Local education authorities1-512110773—239
(e) Police and courts——5427—-1—-—-—82
Cf) Other sources--1443031-6897-1479
Total114756593218182012—31,212

Table: Table 44.—Number of Patients for whom Hospital Admissions were arranged

Table 44.—Number of Patients for whom Hospital Admissions were arranged

SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT
InformalSec. 25Sec. 26Sec. 29Sec. 136Sec. 60Total
101145823839504