London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Brent 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table 19

Number of Patients Referred During Year Ended 31st December, 1970

Mentally illSub-normal and severely sub-normal
Under age 16Aged 16 and overTotalUnder age 16Aged 16 and overTotal
MFMFMFMF
General practitioners1191167260123
Hospitals, on discharge from in-patient treatment111223372-1-3
Hospitals, after or during out - patient or day treatment-14210815152--7
Local education authorities-----944623
Police and courts1201637
Other sources15169261436687425
Total393345759212214131261

Table 20

Work of Mental Welfare Officers and Mental Health Social Workers

(a) Mental Illness:
Visits made by mental welfare officers and interviews with clients (home and office)5,771
Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals by mental welfare officers219
Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals by mental welfare officers147
(b) Mental sub-normality:
Visits and interviews by mental health social workers1,987

WELFARE OF THE BLIND

Table 21

Age GroupNo.
Under 55
5 — 158
16 — 204
21—2920
30 — 3919
40 — 4936
50 — 5961
60 — 6452
65 —6946
70 — 7470
75 — 7963
80 — 8473
85 — 8942
90 and over36
Total535