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Croydon 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Mental Health Act 1959
Details of admissions of all categories of patient under different sections of the Mental Health Act are given below:-
| 1964 | 1963 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | Total | |
| Informally | 51 | 66 | 117 | 129 |
| Under Section 25 (for observation) | 9 | 17 | 26 | 42 |
| Under Section 26 (for treatment) | 11 | 19 | 30 | 49 |
| Under Section 29 (for observation in emergency) | 79 | 108 | 187 | 195 |
| Under Section 136 (Police action) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Under Section 60 (Hospital Order through Court) | 3 | _ | 3 | 5 |
| Investigated but not admitted | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 164 | 222 | 386 | 456 |
Admissions of mentally subnormal patients to hospital for the year with comparative figures for 1963 are shown below:-
| 1964 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| To psychiatric hospitals - subnormality | 24 | 24 |
| To psychiatric hospitals - mental illness | - | - |
| Transferred from one hospital to another | 9 | 3 |
| Admitted for short-term case | 27 | 19 |
| Total number of patients in hospital | 395 | 384 |
On 31st December 1964 eight patients were awaiting hospital
beds.
Guardianship
Five patients were placed under the guardianship of the
Local Authority and six were discharged from guardianship (two
being admitted to hospital) bringing the total to twenty two.
Training Centres
(i) Junior Training Centre
Some difficulties were encountered during the year when
part of one wing of the Centre was demolished to make way for a
new purpose built adult training centre. Temporary re-organisations
have been effected and meanwhile plans are being prepared
for a new junior training centre.