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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| Mentally III | Elderly | Psychopathic | Subnormal and Severely Sub-normal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | Mentally Infirm | Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | ||
| 1. Total number | 1 | 608 | 46 | - | 1 | 132 | 407 | 1, 195 |
| 2. Attending training/day centre | - | 36 | 12 | - | - | 78 | 81 | 207 |
| 3. Awaiting entry | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 4. Receiving home training | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 15 |
| 5. Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Resident in L. A. hostel | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 7. Awaiting residence in L. A. hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Resident at L. A. expense in other hostels | - | 29 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 39 |
| 9. Boarded out at L. A. expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Attending day hospital | - | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 11. Receiving home visits and not included in 2-10 above | - | 525 | 18 | - | 1 | 45 | 308 | 897 |
| 12. Admissions to guardianship during year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. Under guardianship at end of year | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 14. On waiting list for admission to hospital: | ||||||||
| (a) in urgent need | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| (b) not in urgent need | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 15. Admission for temporary residential care: | ||||||||
| (a) To N. H. S. hospitals | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| (b) to L. A. residential accommodation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (c) elsewhere | ~ | ~ | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 13 |
TABLE 33