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City of Westminster 1967

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

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Table 42.—Home Help Service

A. Applications received during year
AreaAged 65 and OverAged under 65
T.B.Chronic SickMentally DisorderedMaternityOthersTotal
19671966
Paddington48046176121679624
St. Marylebone335321028405387
Westminster4256442639540518
Total1,240101377421881,6241,529
B. Number of cases in which help was given during the year
Paddington1,0466105921001,2681,242
St. Marylebone57651525657645
Westminster8126592337937808
Total2,434122159301622,8622,695
C. Cases receiving service as at 31 st December 1967
Paddington7294667_17823720
St. Marylebone344253372322
Westminster5375338583498
Total1,61091247281,7781,540

Table 43.—Mental Health Service—Number of Patients referred to

City Council during year ended 31st December, 1967

Referred byMentally IIISubnormalSeverely subnormal
Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overTotal
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.19671966
(a) General practitioners__66129__1196233
(b) Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment1111139111___254177
(c) Hospitals, after or during out-patient or day treatment10014011242202
(d) Local education authorities1611737914539
(e) Police and courts695211212582
(f) Other sources16127243553814466479
Total1151373216101015139261,3281,212

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

SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACT
InformalSec. 25Sec. 26Sec. 29Sec. 136Sec. 60Total
1967 95131222829485
1966 101145823839504