London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
(a) Distribution of cases under care
| MENTALLY ILL | ELDERLY MENTALLY IN FIRM | PSYCHOPATHIC | SUB-NORMAL | SEVERELY SUB-NORMAL | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 166. OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| 1. Total number | - | - | 717 | 796 | 76 | 100 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 221 | 173 | 59 | 48 | 76 | 59 | 2,342 | 1,679 | 1,062 | |
| 2. Attending workshops/occupation training centres | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 46 | 37 | 250 | 205 | 200 | |
| 3. Awaiting entry to workshops/ occupation training centres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Receiving home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Resident in L.A. home/hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Awaiting residence in L.A. home/ hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| 8. Resident at L.A. expense in other homes/hostels | - | - | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 18 |
| 9. Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Attending day hospitals | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Receiving home visits and not included in lines 2-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) suitable to attend a training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) others | - | 1 | 677 | 782 | 76 | 100 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 167 | 146 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 2,048 | 1,443 | 842 |