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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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(c) Number of patients referred to Local Health Authority during year ended 31st December, 1966
| REFERRED BY | MENTALLY ILL | PSYCHOPATHIC | SUBNORMAL | SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | TOTAL SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | GRAND TOTAL . OF COLS. 1•16 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 18 | 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) General practitioners | 2 | - | 264 | 287 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 560 |
| (ii) Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment | - | - | 100 | 89 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 196 |
| (iii) Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment | - | - | 65 | 80 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 148 |
| (iv) Local education authorities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| (v) Police and courts | - | 1 | 24 | 14 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 |
| (vi) Other sources | - | 2 | 104 | 205 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 334 |
| (vii) Total | 2 | 3 | 557 | 675 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 1,299 |