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STATISTICS
Mental Illness
Total number of referrals during the year 1, 177
Number of initial referrals during the year 573
The final arrangements made for the referrals were as follows:-
Hospital care:-
Admitted informally 136
Admitted compulsorily 246
Psychiatric out-patient or day hospital 45
Admitted to general hospital 3
Number taken into Council's community care 366
Domiciliary visit by consultant only 89
Referred to another agency 52
No further action 306
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 8
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social Worker 295
Attendance at day centre 63
In addition a further 87 domiciliary visits were paid by consultants in respect
of other cases, e. g. hospital admissions, O/P attendances etc.
Mental Subnormality
Number of referrals 157
Number of new cases reported during the year 97
The final arrangements made for the referrals was as follows:-
Number taken into Council's community care 96
Other community care 3
Number admitted to hospital 13
Referred to another agency 8
No further action 37
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. 4
Receiving visits from Mental Health Social Worker 55
Attendance at training centre 33
Admission to Special Care Unit 4
HOME NURSING
There was a slight improvement in recruitment to the service during the
year. It has now been arranged for the District Nurse Training to be undertaken
at the North Western Polytechnic and agreement has been reached that the college
will give each prospective student an entrance examination in order to assess
suitability for the course. It is important to raise the standard of the District
Nurse because of the changing demands which are likely to occur in any future
re-organisation of the health service.