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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
West Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Sources of Referral (Contd.)
| 1952 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|
| Probation officers | 3 | 3 |
| Disablement Resettlement Officer | 1 | 3 |
| British Red Cross Society | 1 | - |
| Citizens Advice Society | 2 | - |
| National Association for Mental Health | 1 | - |
| General Practitioners | 1 | - |
| Ministry of Health (Ex-Service) | 2 | - |
| N. S. P. C. C. | 1 | — |
| National Assistance Board | 2 | - |
| Patients themselves | 12 | 3 |
| Patients relatives and friends | 4 | 6 |
Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts.
The services of a Duly Authorised Officer are always available. During office
hours the three officers operate from the Health Department. At other times each
officer is available, on rota, at his home. Calls for their services after office hours
are made to the Council's Ambulance Control where arrangements are made, if necessary,
for a car to be dispatched to convey the officer on duty to the place where he is needed.
This arrangement has proved very satisfactory. Co-operation between local general
practitioners and the duly authorised officers is very close and is greatly appreciated
on both sides.
During the year 1952, officers were called upon on 307 occasions with the
following results:-
During the year 1952, officers were called upon on 307 occasions with the following results:-
| Disposal of Cases | M. | F. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted to mental hospitals as "Voluntary" patients | 53 | 68 | 121 |
| under Urgency Orders | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| as Temporary patients | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| as Certified patients | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| for Observation | 1 | - | 1 |
| No statutory action taken | 50 | 63 | 113 |
| Totals: | 130 | 177 | 307 |