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

Table 26 Work of Mental Welfare Officers (a) Mental Illness: Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals 122 Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals 84 No. of Visits and Office Interviews 4,843 (b) Mental Sub-normality : No. of Visits

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practitioners, who recognise the early symptoms of emotional and psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric help and advice given by the mental welfare officers, sometimes coupled with out-patient psychiatric treatment, often enables the patient

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disordered are scheduled. At present one patient attends the day centre at the psychiatric unit at the North Middlesex Hospital and two patients attend the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association day centre at Clapton. The Council has approved the

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staff consists of one part-time psychiatrist (eight sessions per week), one psychiatric social worker, two educational psychologists and one psychotherapist; the psychiatric social worker and the psycho-therapist working in conjunction

Enfield 1966

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TABLE 27 MENTAL HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers

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practitioners, who recognise the early symptoms of emotional and psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric help and advice given by the mental welfare officers, sometimes coupled with out-patient psychiatric treatment, often enables the patient

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HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers (a) Mental Illness: Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals 132 Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals 43 Number of visits and office interviews 5,858 (b) Mental Subnormality: Number

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psychiatrists, who are appointed by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board. The present staff consists of one part-time psychiatrist (eight sessions per week), one psychiatric social worker, two educational psychologists and

Enfield 1968

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TABLE 27 MENTAL HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers

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HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers (a) Mental Illness : Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals 109 Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals 143 Number of visits and office interviews 6.963 (b) Mental Subnormality: Number

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consultation with Dr. Kelsey, the Council's psychiatric adviser on mental illness. Commencing in August, to meet the demands of an increased occupancy at the hostel, arrangements were made for Dr. Sheila D. Miles. Assistant Psychiatric Adviser to attend

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consists of one part-time psychiatrist (eight sessions per week), two psychiatric social workers, three full-time and one part-time educational psychologists and one psychotherapist. The psychiatric social worker and the psychotherapist

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practitioners, who recognise the early symptoms of emotional and psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric help and advice given by the mental welfare officers, sometimes coupled with outpatient psychiatric treatment, often enable the patient

Enfield 1969

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TABLE 25 MENTAL HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers

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HEALTH Work of Mental Welfare Officers (a) Mental Illness: Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals 142 Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals 120 Number of visits and office interviews 6,131 (b) Mental Subnormality: Number

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practitioners who recognise the early symptoms of emotional and psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric help and advice given by the mental welfare officers, coupled if necessary with out-patient psychiatric treatment, can enable many patients

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patient for admission usually in consultation with Dr. Kelsey, the Council's psychiatric adviser on mental illness. Dr. Sheila D. Miles, Assistant Psychiatric Adviser, attends on alternate Thursday evenings to see residents needing

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consists of one part-time psychiatrist (eight sessions per week), two psychiatric social workers, three full-time and one part-time educational psychologists and one psychotherapist. The psychiatric social workers and the psychotherapist

Bromley 1971

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Number of Psychiatric Interviews:

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to 30th September, 1971 166 Quarter to 31st December, 1971 221 828 Number of Home Visits by Psychiatric Social Worker 55 Number of School Visits: Psychiatric Social Worker 8 Educational Psychologists No figures available The Social Workers

Kingston upon Thames 1967

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This proportion is twice as high as for residents.

Year	Total Admissions	Admissions under Mental Health Act		Informal Admissions
Year	Total Admissions	Emergency	With Psychiatric Consultation	With Psychiatric Consultation

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Medical, Surgical, Fracture, Paediatric, Gynaecology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Maternity, Orthopaedic, Psychiatric, Rheumatology, Geriatric Diabetic, Dermatology, Ophthalmology Pathology, Chest Diseases Infectious Diseases, Chest

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cases initially seen by psychiatrist during the year 22 New caseload initial distribution: Psychiatrist 39 Psychiatric Social Worker 58 Psychologist 25 Psychotherapist - 122 All cases - closures during year: Treatment completed 8 Advice

Kingston upon Thames 1968

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The following table indicates the method of admission to hospital:

Year	Total Admissions	Admissions under Mental Health Act		Informal Admissions
Year	Total Admissions	Emergency	With Psychiatric Consultation	With Psychiatric Consultation

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Year Total Admissions Admissions under Mental Health Act Informal Admissions Emergency With Psychiatric Consultation With Psychiatric Consultation 1967 112 16 20 76 1968 117 10 34 73 7 patients were admitted to hospitals by Court Order under

Walthamstow 1954

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TABLE 1 Analysis of Figures for 1954

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Diagnostic interviews 52 Cases taken on for treatment 17 Treatment interviews 478 Other interviews 2 Number of psychiatric sessions per week 4½ (b) Psychologists Clinic cases tested 51 Cases given remedial education 13 Treatment interviews

Richmond upon Thames 1965

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The following table shows the number of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the Mental Health Act during the year: —

Section	M	F	Total

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The number of patients awaiting admission to psychiatric hospitals for the subnormal at the end of the year was as follows :

	Subnormal				Severely Subnormal				Total
	Over 16		Under 16		Over 16		Under 16
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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follows : Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey. (Districts served: Richmond and Barnes). Springfield Hospital, Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting, S.W.17. (Districts served : Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton). The following table shows the

Richmond upon Thames 1966

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The following table shows the number of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the Mental Health Act during the year:

Section	M	F	Total

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The number of patients awaiting admission to psychiatric hospitals for the subnormal at the end of the year was as follows :

	Subnormal				Severely Subnormal				Total
	Over 16		Under 16		Over 16		Under 16
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey. (Districts served Richmond and Barnes). Springfield Hospital, Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting, S.W. 17. (Districts served : Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton and Hampton Wick). The following table shows the

Richmond upon Thames 1967

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The following table shows the number of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the Mental Health Act during the year:

Seotion	M	F	Total

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The number of patients awaiting admission to psychiatric hospitals for the subnormal at the end of the year was as follows:-

	Subnormal				Severely Subnormal				Total
	Over 16		Under 16		Over 16		Under 16
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey. (Districts served: Richmond and Barnes); Springfield Hospital, Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting, S.W.17. (District served : Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton and Hampton Wick). The following table shows

Richmond upon Thames 1968

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The following table shows the number of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the Mental Health Act during the year :

Section		M		P	Total

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The number of patients awaiting admission to psychiatric hospitals for the subnormal at the end of the year was as follows: —

	Subnormal				Severely Subnormal				Total
	Over 16		Under 16		Over 16		Under 16
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

Richmond upon Thames 1970

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The following table shows the number of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the Mental Health Act during the year :

Section	M	F	Total

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The number of patients awaiting admission to psychiatric hospitals for the subnormal at the end of the year was as follows:—

	Subnormal				Severely Subnormal				Total
	Over 16		Under 16		Over 16		Under 16
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Surrey. (Districts served : Richmond and Barnes). Springfield Hospital, Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting, S.W. 17, up to 31.1.70. Horton Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, from 1.2.70. (Districts served : Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton and Hampton

Hounslow 1965

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Table 24 Work of mental health social workers April-December 1965

	Mental illness	Mental subnormality

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Mental subnormality Visits made 2144 1100 Office interviews 221 56 Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals 108 2 Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals 107 23 113

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Pilfering 6 Secondary selection 20 Total 282 Disposal Referred to psychiatrist and psychiatric social worker (social history) 28 Referred to psychiatric social worker 15 Recommendation for placement in a school for the educationally sub-normal

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has swung over the last few years from the psychiatric hospital to the community. Nowhere is this more important than in Hounslow, where by an unfortunate historical mischance the psychiatric in-patient beds are mostly in Springfield Hospital,

Hounslow 1966

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Table 24 Work of mental health social workers during 1966

	Mental illness	Mental subnormality

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Mental subnormality Visits made 2683 1186 Office interviews 287 87 Compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals 156 - Informal admissions to psychiatric hospitals 115 24 111

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that in many cases the emphasis had to be on the difficulties within the families which were dealt with by the psychiatric social workers. The liaison with other agencies which Dr Levinson started with the probation officers was continued by

Hounslow 1967

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Table 24 Work of mental health social workers during 1967

	Mental illness	Mental subnormality