Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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A. Applications received during year | ||||||||
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Area | Aged 65 and Over | Aged under 65 | ||||||
T.B. | Chronic Sick | Mentally Disordered | Maternity | Others | Total | |||
1967 | 1966 | |||||||
Paddington | 480 | 4 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 121 | 679 | 624 |
St. Marylebone | 335 | — | 32 | — | 28 | 405 | 387 | |
Westminster | 425 | 6 | 44 | — | 26 | 39 | 540 | 518 |
Total | 1,240 | 10 | 137 | 7 | 42 | 188 | 1,624 | 1,529 |
B. Number of cases in which help was given during the year | ||||||||
Paddington | 1,046 | 6 | 105 | 9 | 2 | 100 | 1,268 | 1,242 |
St. Marylebone | 576 | — | 51 | — | 5 | 25 | 657 | 645 |
Westminster | 812 | 6 | 59 | — | 23 | 37 | 937 | 808 |
Total | 2,434 | 12 | 215 | 9 | 30 | 162 | 2,862 | 2,695 |
C. Cases receiving service as at 31 st December 1967 | ||||||||
Paddington | 729 | 4 | 66 | 7 | _ | 17 | 823 | 720 |
St. Marylebone | 344 | — | 25 | — | — | 3 | 372 | 322 |
Westminster | 537 | 5 | 33 | — | — | 8 | 583 | 498 |
Total | 9 | 124 | 7 | — | 28 | 1,778 | 1,540 |
Referred by | Mentally III | Subnormal | Severely subnormal | |||||||||||
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Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Under age 16 | 16 and over | Total | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | 1967 | 1966 | |
(a) General practitioners | _ | _ | 66 | 129 | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 196 | 233 |
(b) Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment | – | 1 | 111 | 139 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 254 | 177 |
(c) Hospitals, after or during out-patient or day treatment | – | – | 100 | 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 242 | 202 |
(d) Local education authorities | 1 | — | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 39 |
(e) Police and courts | — | — | 69 | 52 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 82 |
(f) Other sources | — | — | 161 | 272 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 466 | 479 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 513 | 732 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1,328 | 1,212 |
SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT | ||||||
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Informal | Sec. 25 | Sec. 26 | Sec. 29 | Sec. 136 | Sec. 60 | Total |
1967 95 | 131 | 2 | 228 | — | 29 | 485 |
1966 101 | 145 | 8 | 238 | 3 | 9 | 504 |