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Hounslow 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 23 Number of patients referred during year ended 31st December 1968

Table 23 Number of patients referred during year ended 31st December 1968

Mentally illSub-normal and severely sub-normal
Referred byUnder age 16Aged 16 and overUnder age 16Aged 16 and over
MFMFTotalMFMFTotal
Genera] Practitioners-1119220340--1-1
Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient, treatment--91147238-12-3
Hospitals., after or during outpatient or day treatment--416210313--4
Local education authorities--23513148338
Police and courts--111829-----
Other sources--77181258622414
Total-1341631973202013760

Table: Table 24 Work of mental health social workers during 1968

Table 24 Work of mental health social workers during 1968

Mental illnessMental subnormality
Visits made4805929
Office interviews55473
Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals1732
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals13615

Table: Table 25 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 -Report for 12 months ended 31st December 1968

Table 25 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 -Report for 12 months ended 31st December 1968

Properties other than sewersType of property Non-AgricuIturalAgricultural
Number of properties in district773649
Total number of properties (including nearby premises) inspected following notification61853
Number infested by Rats19923
Mice12341
Total number of properties inspected for rats and/or mice for reasons other than notification102767
Number infested by Rats7623
Mice761
Sewers Were any sewers infested by rats during the year?Yes