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STATISTICS
Mental Illness
1966 1967
Numoer of referrals during the year 388 397
The final arrangements made for these referrals were as follows:-
No further action 61 84
Hospital care:-
Admitted informally 192 177
Admitted compulsorily 11 9
Psychiatric out-patient or day hospital 4 12
Admitted to general hospital 5 3
Number taken into Council's community care 110 109
Number taken into otner community care 5 3
A further oreakdown of the persons taken into Council's community care
during the year, showing the type of care arranged, was as follows:-
Admitted to residential home, hostel, convent, etc. 16 3
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social Worker 108 109
Attendance at day re-habilitation centre 15 31
Attendance at day centre 7 21
Vote:- Some people were receiving more than one type of care.
Total numoer of mentally ill persons receiving
community care at the end of the year 276 368
Mental Subnormallty
1966 1967
Number of new cases during the year 107 93
The final arrangements made for these new cases was as follows:-
No further action 12 19
Number taken into Council's community care 89 72
Other community care 6 2
A further breakdown of the persons taken into Council's community care during
the year, showing tne type of care arranged, was as follows:-
Admission to private homes, etc. 4 2
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social worker 89 72
Attendance at training centre 252
Other type of community care 6 2
Vote. Some people were receiving more than one type of care.
Total number of mentally subnormal persons receiving
community care at the end of the year 513 521