London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Haringey 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| Sub-normal or severely sub-normal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under age 16 | Aged 16 and over | ||||
| M | F | M | F | ||
| Number of patients in L.H.A. area on waiting list for admission to hospital at 31.12.66 | |||||
| (a) in urgent need of hospital care | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| (b) not in urgent need of hospital care | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | |
| Number of admissions for temporary residential care (e.g. to relieve the family) | |||||
| (a) to N.H.S. Hospitals | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| (b) to L.A. residential accommodation | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| (c) Elsewhere | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 37 | |
Work of Mental Welfare Officers
(a) Mental Illness
Visits made by mental welfare officers 5,372
Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals by mental welfare officers 194
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals by mental welfare officers 167
(b) Mental Subnormality
Visits to those under community care by mental welfare officers 2,292
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