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
Wandsworth 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Mentally ill | Psychopathic | Subnormal and severely subnormal | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons referred | ||||
| (a) By general practitioners | 161 | 1 | 164 | |
| (b) By hospitals (on discharge after in-patient treatment) | 232 | 1 | 4 | 237 |
| (c) By hospitals (during or after out-patient or day hospital treatment) | 93 | — | 5 | 98 |
| (d) By Inner London Education Authority | 13 | — | 53 | 66 |
| (e) By Police and/or Courts | 15 | — | 2 | 17 |
| (f) From other sources | 344 | 1 | 80 | 425 |
| Totals | 858 | 3 | 146 | 1,007 |
| (a) As informal patients | 51 | — | — | 51 |
| (b) By statutory action (Secs. 25, 26 and 29) | 145 | 1 | 1 | 147 |
| (c) By Order of a Court (Sec. 60) | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 197 | 1 | 1 | 199 | |
| (a) Attending day training centre or workshop | 3 | — | 251 | 254 |
| (b) Receiving home training | 28 | — | 7 | 35 |
| (c) Resident in local authority home/hostel | 18 | — | 12 | 30 |
| (d) Resident at local authority's expense in other home/ hostel | 9 | — | 26 | 35 |
| (e) Boarded-out at local authority's expense in private household | 3 | — | 16 | 19 |
| (f) Receiving home visits and not in any of the foregoing categories (a) to (e) | 935 | — | 665 | 1,600 |
| Totals | 996 | — | 977 | 1,973 |