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London County Council 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Service
patients.
38. The following table gives particulars of ex-soldier patients at each of the
London County mental hospitals during the year ended 31st March, 1927:—
Table 15.
| Admission of patients with previous military service. | Patients classified as "service" patients during the year. | Discharged or transferred after classification as "service" patients. | No. died. | "Service" patients remaining at 31st March, 1927. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under section 91 of Army Act. | Under summary reception orders. | Transferred from other mental hospitals. | |||||
| Banstead | - | 40 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 118 |
| Bexley | 3 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 80 |
| Cane Hill | 1 | 27 | - | 5 | 4 | 11 | 89 |
| Claybury | — | 29 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 146 |
| Colney Hatch | — | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 80 | |
| Hanwell | 1 | 63 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | 119 |
| Horton | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Long Grove | — | 71 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 135 |
| West Park | 2 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 38 |
| Ewell Colony | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 347 | 68 | 82 | 51 | 29 | 806 |
39. The number of patients with previous military service admitted under
summary reception orders (i.e., through poor law parishes or unions) was 69 less
than the number so admitted during the previous year. Every such case is considered
by the Ministry of Pensions, with a view to "service" classification should
the Ministry be satisfied that the mental disability is due to or is aggravated by
service during the Great War. The number of such cases to receive "service"
classification during the year ended 31st March, 1927 was less by 24 than the corresponding
number for the year ended 31st March, 1926.
Alien Lunatics.
Alien
lunatics.
40. There has been no change since the date of the last annual report in the
arrangements made for the deportation of alien lunatics.
41. During the year ended 31st December, 1926, 120 alien patients were
admitted to London County mental hospitals chargeable to London parishes or
unions and there were, in addition, 632 already in residence on 1st January, 1926.
Of this total number of 752 patients, 2 have been deported under the provisions
of the Aliens Act, 4 have been discharged to friends for repatriation, 22 have been
transferred to other mental hospitals, 51 have died, and 35 have been discharged
either "relieved" or "recovered," 114 in all, leaving 638 in residence on 31st
December, 1926.
42. The nationalities of these 638 patients were as follows: American (Latin),
2; American (U.S.A.), 13; Armenian, 2; Asiatic, 1; Austrian, 23; Belgian, 7;
Bulgarian, 1; Chinese, 9; Czecho-Slovak, 6; Danish, 3; Dutch, 12; Egyptian 2;
Finnish, 2; French, 55; German, 78; Greek, 5; Hungarian, 6; Italian, 61;
Lithuanian, 2; Norwegian, 3; Persian, 2; Polish, 58; Portuguese, 1; Roumanian, 6;
Russian, 239; Serbian, 1; Spanish, 8; Swedish, 6; Swiss, 17; Syrian, 1;
Turkish, 4 ; Unknown, 2.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Encephalitis
lethargica.
43. The research work upon post-encephalitis cases, and the administration of
special treatment to such cases both at West Park mental hospital and also at The
Manor certified institution are being continued.