Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Referred by | Mentally 111 | Psychopathic | Subnormal | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under | Over | Under | Over. | Under | Over | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
| General practitioners | 1 | 98 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment | 1 | 284 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 295 |
| Hospitals, after or during out-patient or day treatment | - | 47 | - | _ | 5 | 3 | 55 |
| Education authorities | 4 | 18 | - | - | 52 | 37 | 111 |
| Police and courts | - | 27 | - | - | - | 1 | 28 |
| Other sources | - | 80 | - | - | 9 | 12 | 101 |
| Totals | 6 | 554 | - | 2 | 71 | 59 | 692 |
| (ii) Psychogeriatric Unit, St. Clement's Hospital | |||||||
| In-Patient Unit - Dundee Ward | 1966 | 1965 | |||||
| Admissions | 131 | 107 | |||||
| Discharges - Home | 70 | 63 | |||||
| - Long Grove Hospital | 23 | 21 | |||||
| - Other | 29 | 31 | |||||
| Total: | 122 | 115 | |||||
| Day Hospital | |||||||
| Admissions | 61 | 56 | |||||
| Patient/day attendances | 5,382 | 5,567 | |||||
| Discharges - Home | 9 | 17 | |||||
| - Long Grove Hospital | 3 | 3 | |||||
| - St. Clement's - in-patient | 25 | 8 | |||||
| - General hospitals | 22 | 1 | |||||
| - Other | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Total: | 65 | 32 | |||||
| Out-Patient Attendances | |||||||
| New Referrals | 48 | 36 | |||||
| Follow-up patients | 195 | 103 | |||||
| (iii) Admissions to Hospital under Mental Health Act, 1959 | |||||||
| Male | Female | Total | |||||
| Admitted under:Section 25 | 25 | 30 | 55 | ||||
| Section 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Section 29 | 16 | 28 | 44 | ||||
| Section 60 | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| Section 136 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Admitted informally | 60 | 99 | 159 | ||||
| Total: | 118 | 168 | 286 | ||||
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