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London County Council 1964

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

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Statistics
Details of the work of the mental health service during 1964 are given in the following
tables, with comparative figures for 1963 in italics.

Table: Table (i)— Source of referral of all cases

Table (i)— Source of referral of all cases

Mentally illSubnormal and severely subnormalTotal 1964Total 1963
With a view to hospital admissionCommunity care
No.%No.%No.%No.%No.%
Psychiatric hospital or ward60813.099935.91ll9.42,47128.52,56828.8
Psychiatrist at general ward3036.5802.9
Non-psychiatric referrals from hospitals3407.3301.1
Psychiatric out-patient clinic or day hospital1823.92579.2413.55386.23874.4
Non-psychiatric hospital outpatient––582.1
General practitioner1,83239.129510.6191.62,14624.82,49628.1
Police or court4529.6250.9282.45055.86227.0
Patient or relative2705.72539.1716.05946.96186.9
Landlord or neighbour1563.3————1561.81731.9
Education officer54611.61013.660150.72,24626.02,02822.9
Health visitor491.8756.3
National Assistance Board———.–
Miscellaneous*63622.823820.1
Total 19644,689100.02,783100.01,184100.08,656100.0
Total 19635,5432,1551,1948,8928,892100.0
* Includes other departments of L.C.C., other local authorities, government departments and welfare associations.

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

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 actionFinal disposal
No.%No.%
Informal admission838(1,017)17.9(18.3)2,263(2,596)48.3(46.8)
Compulsory admission: For observation (sec. 25)977(973)20.8(17.5)––––
Emergency admission for observation (sec. 29)1,583(1,874)33.8(33.8)––––
For treatment (sec. 26)100(79)2.1(1.4)367(402)7.8(7.3)
Court order199(300)4.2(5.4)199(202)4.2(3.6)
Absent from hospital without leave (sec. 40)9(2)0.2(0.0)9(9)0.2(0.2)
Psychiatric out-patient clinic or day hospital111(148)2.4(2.8)111(149)2.4(2.7)
General ward for physical care42(59)0.9(1.1)42(80)0.9(1.4)
Community care from general practitioner, Welfare dept., etc133(194)2.8(3.5)133(194)2.8(3.5)
Other cases, including no further action694(897)14.8(16.2)1,562(1,191)33.3(34.5)
Not known3—0.1—3—0.1—
4,689(5,543)100.0(100.0)4,689(5,543)100.0(100.0)