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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
| MENTALLYILL | ELDERLY MENTALLY INFIRM | PSYCHOPATHI C | SUBNORMAL | SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | V* | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1. Total number | - | - | 517 | 531 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 220 | 172 | 48 | 40 | 80 | 59 | 1,679 |
| 2. Attending workshops/occupation training centres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 39 | 51 | 36 | 205 | |||
| 3. Awaiting entry to workshops/ occupation training centres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 4. Receiving home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Resident in L.A. home/hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Awaiting residence in L.A. home/ hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Resident at L.A. expense in other homes/hostels | - | - | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Attending day hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Receiving home visits and not included in lines 2-10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) suitable to attend a training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) others | - | - | 508 | 523 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 178 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 1,443 | |