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Hounslow 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 22 Number of patients referred during year ended 31st December 1969

Table 22 Number of patients referred during year ended 31st December 1969

Referred byMentally IIISub-normal and severely sub-normal
Under age 16Aged 16 and overUnder age 16Aged 16 and over
MFMFTotalMFMFTotal
General practitioners--109182291--112
Hospitals, on discharge from inpatient treatment--45941392-114
Hospitals, after or during outpatient or day treatment--62731352-114
Local education authorities1-2-320114540
Police and courts--15924-----
Other sources-177140218155617
Total113104988102516121467

Table: Table 23 Work of mental health social workers during 1969

Table 23 Work of mental health social workers during 1969

Mental illnessMental subnormality
Visits made4739824
Office interviews47648
Compulsory admission to psychiatric hospitals1172
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals868

Table: Table 24 Ministry of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food - Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 - Report for 12 months ended 31st December 1969.

Table 24 Ministry of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food - Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 - Report for 12 months ended 31st December 1969.

Properties other than sewersType of property Non-AgriculturalAgricultural
Number of properties in district786332
Total number of properties (including nearby premises) inspected following notification77802
Number infested by rats38982
mice14311
Total number of properties inspected for rats and/or mice for reasons other than notification10849
Number infested by rats4782
mice1021
Sewers
Were any sewers infested by rats during the year?Yes