London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Mentally 111 | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Psychop athic | Sub-normal and Severely Sub-normal | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | ||||
| 1. | Total number | 1 | 553 | 45 | - | 2 | 96 | 328 | 1025 |
| 2. | Attending training/day centre | - | 29 | 16 | - | - | 78 | 84 | 207 |
| 3. | Awaiting entry | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 4. | Receiving home training | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| 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 | - | 27 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 36 |
| 9. | Boarded out at L. A. expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. | Attending day hospital | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 11. | Receiving home visits and not included in 2- 10 above | 1 | 485 | 24 | _ | 2 | 14 | 235 | 761 |
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| (b) not in urgent need | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15. | Admission for temporary' residential care: | ||||||||
| (a) to N. H. S. hospitals | . | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| (b) to L. A. residential accommodation | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | |
| (c) elsewhere | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
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