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Waltham Forest 1967
[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, 1967
| REFERRED BY | MENTALLY ILL | PSY CHOP ATHIC | SUBNORMAL | SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | TOTAL SUBNORMAL AND SEVERELY SUBNORMAL | GRAND TOTAL OF COLS. 116 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) General practitioners | — | — | 162 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 317 |
| (ii) Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment | — | — | 76 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 168 |
| (iii) Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment | — | — | 57 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 |
| (iv) Local education authorities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 23 | |||
| (v) Police and courts | — | — | 26 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
| (vi) Other sources | — | — | 74 | 58 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 148 |
| (vii) Total | — | — | 395 | 381 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 816 | |