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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tower Hamlets 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 28
| Mentally Ill | Subnormal and Severely Subnormal | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | ||
| 1. Total Number | 3 | 479 | 176 | 455 | 1113 |
| 2. Attending day training centre | - | 68 | 65 | 97 | 230 |
| Awaiting entry | - | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 3. In residential training centre | - | - | - | - | - |
| Awaiting entry | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Receiving home training | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Resident in L. A. hostel | - | - | - | - | - |
| Awaiting residence in L. A. hostel | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Residents at L. A. expense in other hostels | 1 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 37 |
| 7. Boarded out at L. A. expense | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Receiving home visits and not included in 2-7 above | 3 | 383 | 100 | 348 | 834 |
| 9. Attending training centre and not included above | . | _ | 6 | _ | 6 |
| 10. Admissions to Guardianship during year | . | - | - | - | - |
| Under Guardianship at end of year | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| 11. On waiting list for admission to hospital | |||||
| (a) in urgent need | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| (b) not in urgent need | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12. Admission for temporary residential care | |||||
| (a) to N. H. S. hospitals | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) elsewhere | - | - | 8 | 9 | 17 |