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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
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 57
MENTAL PATIENTS - LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS
| Females | 212 | 203 | 54 | 41 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 204 | 200 | |
| Total | 370 | 361 | 85 | 78 | 72 | 45 | 22 | 25 | 361 | 369 | |
| Temporary | Males | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Females | - | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | — | 3 | ||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 4 | |
| Voluntary | Males | 66 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 69 |
| Females | 54 | 69 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 64 | |
| Total | 120 | 138 | 162 | 139 | 133 | 133 | 11 | 11 | 138 | 133 | |
| Grand Totals | 491 | 500 | 250 | 226 | 208 | 184 | 33 | 36 | 500 | 506 | |
Number of patients released on trial
1953 1954
Males 8 18
Females 11 27
Total 19 45
Number of patients returned from trial
1953 1954
Males 1 -
Females 1 7
Total 2 7
Disposition of Mental Patients
| 1953 | 1954 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runwell Hospital | Other Hospitals | Runwell Hospital | Other Hospitals | |
| In patients on 1st January | 476 | 15 | 484 | 16 |
| Admissions during the year | 234 | 16 | 214 | 12 |
| Discharges during the year | 196 | 12 | 177 | 7 |
| 1 | 40 | |||
| In patients on 31st December | 482 | 18 | 492 | 21 |