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Croydon 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The Mental Welfare Officers paid 287 follow-up visits to
patients who had been discharged from hospital.
During the year 15 new cases were ascertained, compared with 22 in 1959, and the total number of cases on the authority's registers is now 841 made up as follows:-
| In psychiatric hospitals | 359 | |
| On leave of absence from hospitals | 9 | |
| Under guardianship | 14 | |
| Under friendly supervision | 459 | |
| 841 | ||
| Further information concerning cases dealt with in 1960 is appended below and the 1959 figures are given for comparison purposes: - | ||
| 1959 | ||
| Admitted to Psychiatric Hospitals | 21 | 18 |
| Admitted to Psychiatric Hospitals(mental illness) | 1 | 3 |
| Admitted to Hospitals for Siort-Term Care | 15 | 13 |
| Transferred from one hospital to another | 6 | 9 |
10 cases were awaiting permanent hospital vacancies on 31st
December, 1960.
3,396 visits were paid by the Mental Welfare Officers and
the number of cases dealt with shows a slight decrease when compared
with the 1959 figure.