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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
Croydon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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* 1 (3) male and 1 (1) female patients attend daily from Warlingham Park Hospital.
| Totals of patients admitted from: | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensham Adult Training Centre | 3 | ||
| Day Hospitals | 4t† | 7 | |
| Centre for physically handicapped | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Warlingham Park Hospital (daily attendance | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ministry of Labour | 7 | - | 7 |
| Social Workers | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Other Sources | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | 11 | 40 | |
| † 4 trainees, 1 of whom was a re-admission after discharge to Day Hospital for a further period of treatment. | |||
| Open employment | 5 | 8 | |
| Industrial Rehabilitation Unit | 1 | ||
| Sheltered Workshop | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Epileptic Colony | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 9 | 25 | |
| Adult Training Centre | 1 | 1 | |
| Day Hospitals | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Centre for physically handicapped | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Warlingham Park Hospital | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Home - elsewhere e.g. left area | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | 7 | 27 | |
| (1) Sheltered Workshop Numbers of severely disabled persons employed at 31.12.66. Numbers at 31.12.65 are shown in brackets. | |||
| Male | |||
| Mental Illness1 | 16 (14) | 7 (5) | 23 (19) |
| Subnormality | 8 (4) | 1 (2) | 9 (6) |
| Severe Subnormality | 8 (7) | 6 (5) | 14 (12) |
| Physical handicap | 8 (6) | - (-) | 8 (6) |
| 40 (31) | 14 (12) | 54 (43) | |
* 6 (5) males and 2 (1) female patients attend daily from Warlingham Park
Hospital. 20 of the severely disabled employees had become members of a
Trade Union.