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 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | ||
General practitioners | - | 116 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 120 |
Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment | _ | 260 | . | 5 | 1 | 10 | 276 |
Hospitals, after or during out-patient or day treatment | _ | 117 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 121 |
Education authorities | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 34 | 50 | 97 |
Police and courts | - | 24 | - | - | - | 4 | 28 |
Other sources | 1 | 100 | - | - | 9 | 13 | 123 |
Totals | 12 | 618 | - | 6 | 46 | 83 | 765 |
In-patient Unit - Dundee Ward | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | ||||
Admissions | 114 | 131 | 107 | ||||
Discharges - Home | 65 | 70 | 63 | ||||
- Long Grove Hospital | 23 | 23 | 21 | ||||
- Other | 28 | 29 | 31 | ||||
Total | 116 | 122 | 115 | ||||
Day Hospital | |||||||
Admissions | 58 | 61 | 56 | ||||
Patient/day attendances | 5,699 | 5,382 | 5, 567 | ||||
Discharges - Home | 5 | 9 | 17 | ||||
- Long Grove Hospital | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
- St. Clement's - ih-patient | 26 | 25 | 8 | ||||
- General hospitals | 25 | 22 | 1 | ||||
- Other | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
Total | 62 | 65 | 32 | ||||
Out-Patient Attendances | |||||||
New Referrals | 36 | 48 | 36 | ||||
Follow-up patients | 184 | 195 | 103 | ||||
Male | Female | Total | |||||
Admitted under; Section 25 | 26 | 44 | 70 | ||||
Section 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
Section 29 | 12 | 25 | 37 | ||||
Section 60 | 7 | - | 7 | ||||
Section 136 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
Admitted informally | 53 | 68 | 121 | ||||
Total: | 104 | 142 | 246 |
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