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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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(a) Distribution of cases under care
| MEN TALLY ILL | ELDERLY MENTALLY INFIRM | PSYCHOPATHIC | MENTALLY HANDICAPPED | SEVERELY MENTALLY H ANDIC APPED | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 e, OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
| 1. Total number | 3 | 5 | 1,133 | 1.446 | * | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 225 | 164 | 61 | 50 | 65 | 51 | 3.236 | 2,657 | 2,342 |
| 2. Attending workshops/occupation training centres | - | - | 32 | 16 | " | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 36 | 23 | 49 | 40 | 275 | 255 | 250 |
| 3. Awaiting entry to workshops/ occupation training centres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 22 | 7 | |
| 4. Receiving home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Awaiting home training | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Resident in L.A. home/hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 1 | - |
| 7. Awaiting residence in L.A. home/ hostel | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| 8. Resident at L.A. expense in other homes/hostels | - | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 23 | 28 | 23 | ||
| 9. Resident at L.A. expense by boarding out in private household . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | " | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10. Attending day hospitals | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | " | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 1 1. Receiving home visits and not included in lines 2-10 (a) suitable to attend a training centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) others | 3 | 5 | 1.094 | 1,424 | " | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | - | 179 | I3| | 21 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2,917 | 2,336 | 2,048 | |
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