[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 87

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
Area	Aged 65 and Over	Aged under 65
		T.B.	Chronic Sick	Mentally Disordered	Maternity	Others	Total
		T.B.	Chronic Sick	Mentally Disordered	Maternity	Others	1967	1966
Paddington	480	4	61	7	6	121	679	624
St. Marylebone	335	—	32	—	10	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	1,610	9	124	7	—	28	1,778	1,540

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

City Council during year ended 31st December, 1967

Referred by	Mentally III				Subnormal				Severely subnormal
	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

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