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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
City of London 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Admission to Hospital pursuant to Mental Health Act 1959
| Courts | Section 29 | Section 25 | Section 26 | Section 5 (Informal) | |
| Sec. 60 | Sec.25 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 (Excluding Court Cases) | 1 | 1 |
Admission to Hospital pursuant to Mental Health Act, 1959 — (Address from which admitted)
| St. Bartholomews Hospital | Private Addresses | Salvation Army Hostel | City Offices | ||
| Section 29 | Section 25 | Section 29 | Section 25 | Informal | Section 29 |
| 2 | 1 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Long Grove Hospital: One patient admitted under Section 25 was retained there under Section 26 for treatment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
| PATIENTS IN COMMUNITY CARE | PSYCHIATRIC OUT-PATIENT APPOINTMENTS MADE | NUMBER OF DOMICILIARY VISITS BY "APPROVED" DOCTORS ARRANGED | NUMBER OF VISITS TO NEW REFERRALS (NOT INCLUDING COURTS) | NUMBER OF VISITS TO KNOWN CLIENTS | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE ADDRESS | S.A. HOSTEL | PRIVATE ADDRESS | S.A. HOSTEL | PRIVATE ADDRESS | S.A. HOSTEL | PRIVATE ADDRESS | S.A. HOSTEL | PRIVATE ADDRESS | S.A. HOSTEL | |||||||||
| S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. | M.I. | S.N. |
| 1 | 3 | NIL | 2 | NIL | 1 | NIL | 5 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 6 | NIL | 4 | NIL | 60 | 75 | 84 | NIL |