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SECTION VI.
MENTAL DEFICIENCY.
Mental Deficiency work in the Borough falls into two
divisions:—
I. The Statutory cases, comprising mentally defective
children under five, ineducable children of school age, and all
mentally defective persons over the age of sixteen.
II. The Education cases, consisting of all educable
defectives between five and sixteen years of age.
The total number of mental defectives known by medical
examination in the Borough is: —
Statutory cases 171
Education cases 119
Total 290
Statutory Cases—
(а) 0—5 4
(б) 5—16 41
(c) Over 16 126
171
In Certified Institutions 69
In Croydon Mental Hospital 11
In Poor Law Institutions 13
Under Guardianship—at home 9
Resident at Home 69
171
Education Cases—
In Certified Institutions 7
In Poor Law & Church Army Homes 2
On Roll of Special School 83
Resident at Home 27
119
Examinations and Visits made by the Medical Officers during
1921:-
Statutory 105
Education 146
251
No. of Visits paid by the Mental Deficiency Visitor:—
Statutory 835
Education 941
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