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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
City of Westminster 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 45.—Mental Health Service—Numbers of Cases in Community Care at end of year
| Mentally III | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| (a) (i) Attending day training centre | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 19 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 58 |
| (ii) Awaiting entry thereto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| (ii) Awaiting home training | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) (i) Residents in LA. home/hostel | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| (ii) Awaiting residence in L.A. home/hostel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (iii) Resident at L.A. expense in other residential homes/hostels | - | - | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | 63 |
| (iv) Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (d) Receiving home visits and not included under (a) to (c) | 1 | — | 121 | 215 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 492 |
| Total number | 1 | - | 134 | 236 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 37 | 46 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 623 |
Table 46.—Number of Patients admitted for Temporary Residential Care during the year (e.g. to Relieve the Family)
| Number of admissions | Mentally III | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| To N.H.S. Hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Elsewhere | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 |