Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| REFERRED BY | MENTALLY ILL | PSYCHOP ATHIC | SUB-NORMAL | SEVERELY SUB-NORMAL | TOTAL SUB-NORMAL AND SEVERELY SUB-NORMAL | GRAND TOTAL OF COLS. 1 16 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 a OVER | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| (i) General practitioners | - | - | 153 | 204 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 359 | 317 | 560 |
| (ii) Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment | - | 1 | 80 | 107 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189 | 168 | 196 |
| (iii) Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment | - | - | 44 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96 | 121 | 148 |
| (iv) Local education authorities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 21 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| (v) Police and courts | - | - | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 39 | 42 |
| (vi) Other sources | - | - | 66 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 135 | 148 | 334 |
| (vii) Total | - | 1 | 360 | 436 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 835 | 816 | 1,299 |