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London County Council 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The numbers of patients on the registers at the London County mental hospitals on 1st January, 1947, were:— Table 4

The numbers of patients on the registers at the London County mental hospitals on 1st January, 1947, were:— Table 4

HospitalUnder reception ordersVoluntary patientsTemporary patientsTotal
M.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.Total
Banstead8051,4482,253263561———8311,4832,314
Bexley8731,1121,98572125197—229451,2392,184
Cane Hill6761.4572,1334892140—557241,5542,278
Claybury8231,2092,0328372155—119061,2822,188
Friern8941,1182,012112637———9051,1442,049
Long Grove1,0101,0872,0978454138—221,0941,1432,237
St. Bernard's8351,2932,1286170131——–8961,3632,259
St. Ebba's79141220259183442246340328668
West Park8571,1241,98112089209—119771,2142,191
The Manor50751254—4———5475129
St. Lawrence's—156156–––––––156156
Total6,90210,22017,1227687461,514215177,67210,98118,653

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Note.—These figures include patients chargeable to out-county authorities and patients absent on
prolonged leave on trial under Section 55 of the Lunacy Act, 1890.

Table: The following table gives a summary of action taken under the Mental Deficiency Acts:— Table 5

The following table gives a summary of action taken under the Mental Deficiency Acts:— Table 5

Source of informationFrom 1st April, 1914, to 31st December, 19461946 only
Supervision section1,5083
Local education authority12,986434
Police authority (Sec. 8)1,78945
Transfers from prison (Sec. 9)2227
Transfers from approved schools (Sect. 9)5507
Miscellaneous9,499130
Total cases with which the Council has been called upon to deal26,554626

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Action taken on the above cases

Table: Position as at 31st December, 1946, with regard to the 26,554 cases referred to in the first column of the preceding table:— Detained:— In institutions provided by the Council—

Position as at 31st December, 1946, with regard to the 26,554 cases referred to in the first column of the preceding table:— Detained:— In institutions provided by the Council—

The Manor, Epsom, Surrey1,379
Farmfield, Horley, Surrey228
St. Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, Surrey1,673
Darenth Park, Dartford, Kent1,654
Fountain Hospital, Tooting, S.W.17696
Leavesden Hospital, Kings Langley, Herts.1,202
Leytonstone House, Leytonstone, Essex252
Bethnal Green Hospital, E.21
In institutions under contract323
Under guardianship330
In places of safety awaiting the presentation of a petition for an order22
7,760*
Under statutory supervision3,800†
In institutions awaiting presentation of a petition for an order22
Still under consideration69
Total remaining on the active list11,651