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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Mentally Ill | Elderly Mentally Infirm | Psychopathic | Sub-normal and Severely Sub-normal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | Under 16 | Over 16 | |||
| 1. Total number | - | 301 | 96 | - | - | 105 | 280 | 782 |
| 2. Attending training/day centre | - | 28 | 39 | - | - | 91 | 82 | 240 |
| 3. Awaiting entry | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 4. Receiving home training | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Resident in L.A. Hostel | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7. Awaiting residence in L.A. hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Resident at L.A. expense in other hostels | - | 21 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 41 |
| 9. Boarded out at L.A. expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Attending day hospital | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 11. Receiving home visits and not included in 2-10 above | - | 249 | 42 | - | - | 10 | 183 | 484 |
| 12. Admissions to guardianship during year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. Under guardianship at end of year | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14. On waiting list for admission to hospital: | ||||||||
| (a) in urgent need | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| (b) not in urgent need | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15. Admission for temporary residential care: | ||||||||
| (a) to N.H.S. hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| (b) to L.A. residential accommodation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (c) elsewhere | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 9 |
TABLE 34
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