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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
Waltham Forest 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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(a) Distribution of cases under care
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
| PATIENTS UNDER L.H.A. CARE AT 31.12. 1966 | MENTALLY ILL | PSYCHOPATHIC | SUBNORMAL | SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | TOTAL SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | GRAND TOTAL OF COLS. 1 - 16 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | |||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F- | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | |||
| (i) Total number | - | 1 | 215 | 226 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 217 | 173 | 41 | 38 | 83 | 56 | 91 | 529 | 1,062 | |
| (ii) Attending day training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 53 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 26 | 60 | 140 | 200 | |
| Awaiting entry thereto | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 'iii) Resident in residential training care | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Awaiting residence therein | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (iv) Receiving home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (v) Resident in L.A. Home/ Hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Awaiting residence in L.A. Home/Hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Resident at L.A. expense in other residential Homes/ Hostels | - | - | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 18 | |
| Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private households | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| (vi) Receiving home visits and not included under (ii)to(v):-Suitable to attend a training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 1 | 208 | 222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162 | 148 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 382 | 842 | ||
| Guardianship: Admission to guardianship during the year - One | Total number under guardianship at end of year - One | |||||||||||||||||||