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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 24 MENTAL HEALTH Patients referred to Health Department during year ended 31st December, 1969

TABLE 24 MENTAL HEALTH Patients referred to Health Department during year ended 31st December, 1969

Referred byMentally 111Subnormal and Severely Subnormal
Under age 16 yrs.Aged 16 yrs. and overTotalUnder age 16 yrs.Aged 16 yrs. and overTotal
MFMFMFMF
General Practitioners52105183295—1—12
Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment––79116195––7–7
Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment––284371–––––
Local Education Authority——2131477331
Police and Courts——8614–––––
Other Sources——90128218–––––
TOTAL5231247779614814440

Table: TABLE 25 MENTAL HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers

TABLE 25 MENTAL HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers

(a) Mental Illness:
Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals142
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals120
Number of visits and office interviews6,131
(b) Mental Subnormalitv:
Number of visits and office interviews to those under the Council's community care1,183

Table: TABLE 26 DOMESTIC HELP Number of Cases in which Domestic Help was Provided during 1969

TABLE 26 DOMESTIC HELP Number of Cases in which Domestic Help was Provided during 1969

Aged 65 years or over at time of first visitAged Under 65 years on First VisitTotal
MaternityChronic SickTuberculousMentally DisorderedOthers
1,942104231822362,523