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Harrow 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: TABLE IIIWork of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers. 1st January—31st December, 1969.

TABLE III

Work of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers. 1st January—31st December, 1969.

(a)Mental Illness Visits made by mental welfare officers7,734
Compulsory Admissions: (a) Section 2585
(b) Section 2621
(c) Section 2934
(d) Section 60—
(e) Section 136—
140
Informal Admissions280
(b)Mental Subnormality Visits to those under community care by mental welfare officers and mental health social workers2,584
Compulsory Admissions: (a) Section 604
(b) Section 261
Informal Admissions5 24

Table: TABLE IVNumber of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1969.

TABLE IV

Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1969.

Referred byMentally IIISubnormal and severely subnormal
Under age 16Age 16 and overTotalUnder age 16Aged 16 and overTotal
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
General Practitioners——11220731911——2
Hospitals, on discharge from Inpatient treatment——203353111—3
Hospitals, after or during Outpatient or day treatment——629415623——5
Local Education Authorities-----133—7
Police and Courts——142741——1—1
Other sources2—106196304181081046
TOTAL2—3145578732318131064