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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

Enfield 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 26MENTAL HEALTHPatients referred to Health Department during year ended 31st December, 1966

TABLE 26

MENTAL HEALTH

Patients referred to Health Department during year ended 31st December, 1966

Referred byMentally IIISubnormal and Severely Subnormal
Under age 16Aged 16 and overTotalUnder age 16Aged 16 and overTotal
MFMFMFMF
General Practitioners2179134216—————
Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment--83119202-----
Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment--3681117-----
Local Education Authority—————11——2
Police and Courts——729—————
Other Sources——4861109982423
TOTAL212533976531092425

Table: TABLE 27MENTAL HEALTHWork of Mental Welfare Officers

TABLE 27

MENTAL HEALTH

Work of Mental Welfare Officers

(a)Mental Illness:
Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals132
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals43
Number of visits and office interviews5,858
(b)Mental Subnormality:
Number of visits and office interviews to those under the Council's community care1,104

Table: TABLE28DOMESTIC HELPNumber of Cases in which Domestic Help was Provided during 1966

TABLE28

DOMESTIC HELP

Number of Cases in which Domestic Help was Provided during 1966

Aged 65 years or over at time of first visitAged Under 65 years on First VisitTotal
MaternityChronic SickTuberculousMentally DisorderedOthers
1,624223160632822,298