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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
Table 25
Mental Health
Patients referred to Health
Department during
period 1st January -31st March, 1971
| Referred by | Mentally ill | Mentally Handicapped and Severely Mentally Handicapped | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 yrs. | Aged 16 yrs. and over | Total | Under age 16 yrs. | Aged 16 yrs. and over | Total | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| General Practitioners | — | — | 10 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment | — | — | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hospitals, after or during out-patient or day treatment | 1 | — | 15 | 35 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Local Education Authority | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Police and Courts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Sources | - | - | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| TOTAL | 1 | - | 42 | 59 | 102 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 |
Table 26 Domestic Help
Number of Cases in which Domestic Help
was provided during period 1st January -
31st March 1971
| 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 | ||
| 1,769 | 8 | 227 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 2,102 |