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London County Council 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 3—continued.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total parish patients | 7,659 | 11,767 | 19,426 |
| Total private patients | 1,020 | 412 | 1,432 |
| Criminal lunatics in various London County mental hospitals chargeable to the Prison Commissioners | 13 | — | 13 |
| 8,692 | 12,179 | 20,871 |
The totals in the last column, printed in italics, appear again in Table 5.
[This table does not include male private patients in the private section at Claybury mental
hospital, but it does include female private patients at Horton mental hospital, all of whom have
London settlements and are received at a low charge, so that probably, if they were not dealt
with thus, the Council would have to provide for them as parish cases. This is true also of the
"private list" cases, all of whom are admitted in the first instance as parish cases, and of
the majority of the "service" cases.]
15. The number of London parish patients accommodated in London County
mental hospitals on 1st January, 1929, exceeded by 745 (292 males, 453 females) the
number so accommodated on 1st January, 1928. The number of London patients
accommodated in out-county mental hospitals under arrangements made by London
boards of guardians, i.e., patients admitted to out-county mental hospitals but
subsequently found to be chargeable to London parishes or unions, was 31 (16 males,
15 females) more on 1st January, 1929, than on 1st January, 1928. During the year
1928 the number of such patients transferred from out-county mental hospitals to
London County mental hospitals was 131 (36 males, 95 females).
Parish
patients.
16. The number of patients boarded out under contracts made between the
Council and the visiting committees of out-county mental hospitals was on 1st
January, 1928, 364 (60 males, 304 females). During the year 1928, contracts with
the visiting committees of the Three Counties mental hospital (25 males and 25
females) and the Yorkshire (West Riding) mental hospital (50 females) expired,
on 10th April and 28th December, respectively, and the patients were removed to
London County mental hospitals.
Patients
boarded out.
17. On 1st January, 1929, the contracts in force were as follows:— Table 4.
| Mental hospital. | Number contracted for. | Charge a head a week provided for in the original contract. | Charge a head a week on 1st January. 1929. | Date of commencement. | Full term of contract. | Date of expiry. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | Years. | |||
| City of London | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1st July, 1923 | 6 | 30th June, 1929 (or earlier by six months' notice). |
| Hants County | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15th April, 1926 | 5 | 14th April, 1931 (or earlier by three months' notice during last four years). |
| Ipswich Borough | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 22nd June, 1920 | 5 | 21st June, 1931 (or earlier by three months' notice during last four years). |
| Leicester City | - | 100 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16th July, 1924 | 5 | 15th July, 1929 (or earlier by three months' notice). |
| Monmouth County | - | 70 | 1 | 2 | 8½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 8th January, 1927 | 3 | 7th January, 1930 (or earlier by three months' notice). |
| Oxford County | - | 20 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3rd September, 1923 | 6 | 2nd September, 1929 (or earlier by three months' notice during last four years). |
| Yorks, East Riding | - | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6th February, 1926 | 4 | 5th February, 1930 (or earlier by three months' notice). |
Contracts.