Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table 43.-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. | 1969 | 1968 | |
To N.H.S. Hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 |
Elsewhere | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 22 |
Total | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 27 |
Table 44.—Terrace Day Centre—1969 (Day Centre for the Mentally III, 1 St. Mary's Terrace, W.2)
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total attendance | 1969 1453 | 1317 | 1343 | 1396 | 1353 | 1348 | 1456 | 1393 | 1370 | 1726 | 1627 | 1692 |
Half-day session | 1968 (1272) | (1097) | (1213) | (1388) | (1497) | (1128) | (1347) | (1343) | (1314) | (1416) | (1227) | (1218) |
Average attendance | 31 1/2 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 37½ | 41 | 42 |
(27¾) | (26) | (28) | (35) | (33) | (29½) | (29) | (30½) | (33) | (31) | (29) | (30½) | |
Percentage attendance | 71% | 67% | 65% | 73% | 72% | 65% | 63% | 65% | 63% | 70% | 71½% | 69½% |
Roll at beginning of month | 47 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 60 |
(46) | (43) | (45) | (48) | (49) | (49) | (46) | (45) | (44) | (49) | (45) | (47) | |
Admissions | 5 (3) | 8 (8) | 6 (7) | 7 (6) | 4 (5) | 9 (4) | 11 (7) | 6 (5) | 6 (12) | 13 O) | 6 (7) | 5 (6) |
Discharges | 6 (6) | 7 (6) | 2 (4) | 8 (5) | 9 (5) | 3 (7) | 8 (8) | 3 (6) | 6 (7) | 13 (13) | 3 (5) | 4 (6) |
To: Work | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Further training | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Hospital | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
Non-co-operation | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
Moved away | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Not suitable | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Relieved | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
Patients referred and interviewed but did not attend for admission | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Patients offered interview | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |