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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

London County Council 1959

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

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Table: Table (ii)—Number of new patients treated 1952-1959

Table (ii)—Number of new patients treated 1952-1959

Unit*19521953195419551956195719581959
Battersea6858475854606979
Brixton199187159136141141147212
Earls Court97969573595381128
Peckham——————7070
Woodberry Down94691156117133165148
All units373387392423371387532637

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* Brixton opened October, 1951. Peckham opened, February, 1958. Woodberry Down opened October, 1952.

Table: Table (iii)—Problem of patients 'discharged' 1952-1959 (the number of times each type of problem was mentioned)

Table (iii)—Problem of patients 'discharged' 1952-1959 (the number of times each type of problem was mentioned)

Type of problem*19521953195419551956195719581959
No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%No.No.%
Nervous9135.713336.516943.318248.122154.417445.418844.824650.0
Intellectual5722.46818.77419.07720.49924.49123.89622.912224.8
Behaviour16665.124968.423359.722559.525462.625466.327665.733768.5
Psycho-somatic6023.56417.66817.49124.18821.78522.28821.09920.1
Other93.592.5102.661.6102.5195.0194.5163.3
383523554581672623667820

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* Many children had multiple problems.
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