[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 73

London County Council 1963

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

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Table (ii)— Initial action and final disposal of mentally ill persons referred to mental health social workers with a view to removal to hospital

	Initial action				Final disposal
	No.		%		No.		%
Informal admission	1,017	(1,123)	18.3	(17.9)	2,596	(2,806)	46-8	(44.5)
Compulsory admission:
For observation (sec. 25)	973	(989)	17.5	(15.7)	—	—	—	—
Emergency admission for observation (sec. 29)	1,874	(2,017)	33.8	(32.2)	—	—	—	—
For treatment (sec. 26)	79	(136)	1.4	(2.2)	402	(489)	7.3	(7.8)
By police (sec. 136)	98	(139)	1.8	(2.2)	—	—	—	—
Court order	202	(208)	3.6	(3.3)	202	(209)	3.6	(3.3)
Absent from hospital without leave (sec. 40)	2	(7)	0.0	(0.1)	9	(10)	0.2	(0.2)
Psychiatric out-patient clinic or day hospital	148	(198)	2.8	(3.1)	149	(199)	2.7	(3.2)
General ward for physical care	59	(59)	1.1	(0.9)	80	(79)	1.4	(1.3)
Community care from general practitioner, Welfare dept., etc	194	(204)	3.5	(3.2)	194	(205)	3.5	(3.3)
Other cases, including no further action	897	(1,210)	16.2	(19.2)	1,191*	(2,275)	34.5	(36.1)
Not known						(18)	—	(0.3)
	5,543	(6,290)	100.0	(100.0)	5,543	(6,290)	100.0	(100.0)
* Includes 925 (977) discharged after a period of observation and 81 (80) deaths.

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The pattern of action taken on referral and the final disposal of these patients remains
much the same as in 1962.

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Table (iii)— Hospital admissions dealt with by mental health social workers informally or under sees.25, 26and29of the Mental Health Act,1959

	Initial disposal to hospital						Final disposal to hospital
	Under 65 years		65 years and over		Total		Un 65	der ears	65 and	ears over	To	tal
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Informal admission	770	23.8	247	35.0	1,017	25.8	2,033	84.6	563	94.8	2,596	86.6
Informal admission	(840)	(24.0)	(283)	(37.1)	(1,123)	(26.4)	(2,184)	(82.6)	(622)	(95.2)	(2,806)	(85.1)
Compulsory admission:
For observation (sec. 25)	743	23.0	230	32.6	973	24.7	—	—	—	—	—	—
For observation (sec. 25)	(762)	(21.8)	(227)	(29.8)	(989)	(23.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Emergency admission (sec. 29)	1,649	50.9	225	32.0	1,874	47.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Emergency admission (sec. 29)	(1,774)	(50.6)	(243)	(31.8)	(2,017)	(47.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—
For treatment (sec. 26)	76	2.3	3	0.4	79	2.0	371	15.4	31	5.2	402	13.4
For treatment (sec. 26)	(126)	(3.6)	(10)	(1.3)	(136)	(3.2)	(458)	(17.4)	(31)	(4.8)	(489)	(14.9)
Total	3,238	100.0	705	1000	3,943	1000	2,404	100.0	594	100.0	2,998	100.0
Total	(3,502)	(100 .0)	(763)	(100 0)	(4,265)	(100 0)	(2,642)	(100.0)	(653)	(100 .0)	(3,295)	(100.0)