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STATISTICS
Mental Illness
Total number of referrals during the year 1,015
Number of initial referrals during the year 364
The final arrangements made for the referrals were as follows:-
Hospital care:-
Admitted informally 153
Admitted compulsorily 187
Psychiatric out-patient or day hospital 62
Admitted to general hospital 4
Number taken into Council's community care 238
Domiciliary visit by consultant only 26
No further action 347
A further breakdown of the persons taken into Council's community care during
the year, showing the type of care arranged, was as follows:-
Admitted to hostel 21
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social Worker 157
Attendance at day centre 60
In addition a further 157 domiciliary visits were paid by consultants in
respect of other cases, e.g. hospital admissions, O/P attendances etc.
Mental Subnormality
Number of referrals 161
Number of new cases reported during the year 111
The final arrangements made for the referrals was as follows:-
Number taken into Council's community care 99
Other community care 13
Number admitted to hospital 1
No further action 48
A further breakdown of the persons taken into Council's community care during
the year, showing the type of care arranged, was as follows:-
Admission to private homes, etc. 11
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social Worker 53
Attendance at training centre 27
Admission to Special Care Unit 8
HOME NURSING
Following discussions with local medical practitioners a limited scheme
of attachment of district nurses to general medical practices was inaugurated
at the end of 1968. Four district nurses are attached to seven doctors, some
of whom are practising in partnership. Reports on the scheme were favourable
and doctors report that they were relieved of some of their duties. It was
consequently agreed that the limited scheme should continue but that it should
be expanded as district nursing staff became available.
The statistical summary below indicates briefly the amount of work
carried out by the district nurses during the year:-
Number of cases being nursed at end of 1969 788
Total number of patients nursed during year 2,553
(Of these 61 were aged under 5 years and 1,116 were
aged 65 years or over at their first visit in 1969)
Total number of visits during 1969 96,331
Number of home nurses 32