London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1970

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

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Table 42.—Mental Health Service—Number of Patients referred to City Council during year ended 31st December, 1970

Referred byMentally IIIMentally HandicappedSeverely Mentally Handicapped*Total
Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.19701969
(a) General practitioners--3171---1----10398
(b) Hospitals, on discharge
from in-patient treatment--80238--63---1328283
(c) Hospitals, after or during
out-patient or day treatment--3465--21----10298
(d) Local education authorities--6122111074--4343
(e) Police and courts--95--1-----1524
(f) Other sources--1873136510115541547469
Total--347693873026129421,1381,015
Excludes referrals for the purpose of obtaining admission to hospital. Numbers so admitted are shown in the following table.

Table 43.—Number of Patients for whom Hospital Admissions were arranged

SECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH ACTTotal
InformalSec. 25Sec. 26Sec. 29Sec. 136Sec. 60
19701891835232518632
196915718092631150670

Table 44.—Mental Health Service—Number of cases in community care at end of year

Mentally IIIMentally HandicappedSeverely Mentally HandicappedGrand Total
Under age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and overUnder age 1616 and over
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.19701969
(a) (i) Attending workshop/day centre or training centre--2622341533201422150138
(ii) Awaiting entry thereto--------234-911
(b) (i) Receiving home training------1----123
(ii) Awaiting home training--------------
(c) (i) Resident in L.A. home/ hostel--43--64-11-1913
(ii) Awaiting residence in L.A. home/hostel--1---1-----24
(iii) Resident at L.A. expense in other residential homes/hostels--143075481713710115104
(iv) Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household-------------1
(d) Receiving home visits and not included under (a) to (c)--220440554551792016818719
Total number-26549515145868594646491,115993