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London County Council 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Denmark, 1; Guernsey, 1; United States of America, 1; Turkey, 1; India, 1;
West Indies, 1 ; Cyprus, 1 ; Singapore, 1 ; Unknown, 3.
40. The number of patients chargeable to the county, as compared with the
total number chargeable to London boards of guardians and to the county, tor
whom the Council was providing accommodation at the commencement of 1929,
and of previous years, was as follows* :—
Table 14.
| Date, 1st January. | Chargeable to the County. | Chargeable to London boards of Guardians and the County. | Date, 1st January. | Chargeable to the County. | Chargeable to London boards of Guardians and the County. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 532 | 10,100 | 1923 | 459 | 17,343 |
| 1900 | 510 | 15,061 | 1924 | 478 | 17,725 |
| 1910 | 564 | 19,288 | 1925 | 491 | 17,653 |
| 1915 | 555 | 20,882 | 1926 | 515 | 17,876 |
| 1920 | 424 | 16,243 | 1927 | 525 | 18,418 |
| 1921 | 436 | 16,557 | 1928 | 520 | 18,744 |
| 1922 | 448 | 17,085 | 1929 | 522 | 19,426 |
41. It will be observed that from 1921 to 1927 the numbers of patients chargeable
to the county and to London boards of guardians showed a tendency to increase
slightly, and although the number of patients chargeable to the county on 1st
January, 1928, was five less than the number on 1st January, 1927, there is an increase
of two in this year's number. The total number of patients chargeable to London
boards of guardians and the county on 1st January, 1929, was 682 more than the
number on 1st January, 1928. In 1890 the number of patients chargeable to the
county amounted to 5 per cent, of the total; in 1900, it had fallen to 3.2 per cent.;
and is now only 2.7 per cent. This is evidence of the careful investigation always
made in cases which boards of guardians seek to make chargeable to the County of
London. We may point out, however, that the necessity for this precise investigation
will cease after 1st April, 1930, when there will no longer be boards of guardians
and settlement will be within the county and not within parishes or unions comprised
in the County.
42. The following table gives particulars of "Service" patients at each of the
London County mental hospitals during the year ended 31st March, 1929:—
Service
patients
Table 15.
| "Service" patients at the hospital at 31st. March, 1928. | Admission of patients who have had military service. | Patients classified as "Service" patients during the year. | "Service" patients discharged or transferred during the year. | "Service" patients died during the year. | "Service" patients remaining at 31st. March, 1929. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Section 91 of Army Act. | Under summary reception orders. | Transferred from other mental hospitals. | |||||||
| Unclassified. | Service patients. | ||||||||
| Banstead | 119 | — | 79 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 120 |
| Bexley | 80 | — | 63 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 76 |
| Cane Hill | 88 | — | 41 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 86 |
| Claybury | 147 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 142 |
| Colney Hatch | 80 | — | 28 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 78 |
| Kwell Colony | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hanwell | 125 | — | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 123 |
| Horton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long Grove | 131 | — | 74 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 130 |
| West Park | 40 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 42 |
| Total | 810 | 1 | 334 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 797 |
* Figures for 1890-1899, 1901-1909, 1911-1914 and 1916-1919 are given in the Annual
Report for 1921 (Vol. II., p. 9).