Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Referred by | Mentally III | Subnormal and Severely Subnormal | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under age 16 | Aged/16 and over | Total | Under age 16 | Aged/16 and over | Total | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
General Practitioners | 1 | 1 | 116 | 154 | 272 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment | - | - | 62 | 119 | 181 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment | - | - | 30 | 55 | 85 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Local Education Authority | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 8 |
Police and Courts | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Sources | — | 7 | 56 | 106 | 169 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
TOTAL | 1 | 8 | 267 | 439 | 715 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
(a) Mental Illness : | ||
Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals | 108 | |
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals | 111 | |
Number of visits and office interviews | 5,834 | |
(b) Mental Subnormality : | ||
Number of visits and office interviews to those under the Council's community care | 1,137 |
Aged 65 years or over at time of first visit | Aged Under 65 years on First Visit | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternity | Chronic Sick | Tuberculous | Mentally Disordered | Others | ||
1,745 | 171 | 232 | 7 | 3 | 264 | 2,422 |