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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| MENTALLY ILL | ELDERLY MEN TALLY IN FlRM | PSYCHOPATHIC | SUB-NORM AL | SEVERELY SUB-NORMAL | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | M | F | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| A. Number of patients in L.H.A. area on waiting list for admission to hospital at 31.12.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (i) in urgent need of hospital care | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| (ii) not in urgent need of hospital care | - | - | I | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 7 | - | 18 | 4 | 6 |
| (iii) Total | - | - | I | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 7 | - | 20 | 5 | 10 |
| B. Number of admissions for temporary residential care (e.g. to relieve the family) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (i) to N.H.S. hospitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| (ii) to L.A. residential accommodation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (iii) elsewhere | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | I | - | 9 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 72 | 71 | 15 |
| (iv) Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 20 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 102 | 100 | 42 |