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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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. 61 .
(c) Number of patients referred to Local Health Authority during year ended 31st December, 1970
| REFERRED BY | MENTALLY ILL | PSYCHOP ATHI C | MENTALLY H AN DIC APPED | SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED | TOTAL MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND SEVERELY MENTALLY H AN Dl C APPED | GRAND TOTAL O F COLS. 1 - 16 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | UNDER 16 | 16 a. OVER | ||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | UNDER 16 | 16 & OVER | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | |
| (i) General practitioners | - | 1 | 1 16 | 226 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | " | - | 1 | 349 | 347 | 359 | ||
| (ii) Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment | - | - | 48 | 57 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | ' | 1 | " | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 10 | 88 | 189 | |
| (iii) Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment | - | - | 22 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 52 | 76 | 96 | ||
| (iv) Local education authorities | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | ' | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 23 |
| (v) Police and courts | - | - | 17 | 27 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 27 | 33 |
| (vi) Other sources | 2 | 2 | 64 | 85 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 171 | 139 | 135 |
| 2 | 3 | 267 | 422 | - | - | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 22 | 13 | 747 | 692 | 835 | |