Annual report of the Board of Control to the Lord Chancellor : 1950.

Date:: 1950

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Credit: Annual report of the Board of Control to the Lord Chancellor : 1950. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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APPENDIX Distribution of Patients The distribution of all patients at the end of the year 1950 may be seen by reference to Tables I and II, but it may be pointed out that 97-4 per cent, of them were resident in hospitals vested in the Minister of Health. Movement of Patients Admissions, Discharges, Transfers to other Care and Deaths, in 1950. The following statement includes patients of each status (voluntary, temporary and certified):— Resident on 1st January . 147,288 Direct admissions .., . ... . 60,266 Indirect admissions (excluding re-gradings) . 1,962 209,516 Discharged and Departed:— Recovered . 15,945 Relieved. 24,073 Not improved. 7,570 By operation of law*. 626 “ Not now insane ” 16 Transferred (under Order) to other care.' 2,035 Died. ... 11,705 Remained at end of year ... 147,546 209,516 * By reason of irregular admission documents, the lapsing of reception orders (Section 38, Lunacy Act, 1890, and Section 7, Lunacy Act, 1891) or discharge after absconding (Section 85 Lunacy Act, 1890).