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The Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Obstetrics was
called in by medical practitioners to see 72 obstetrical and 157
gynaecological patients who could not afford to pay a private
consultant.
In addition, he was asked by the Medical Superintendent of
Mayday Hospital to give an opinion on the obstetric and gynaecological
aspects of 52 cases in the medical and surgical wards of
the Hospital.
MENTAL DEFICIENCY.
Number of known Mentally Defective Patients in the
Borough:—
1.—Statutory Cases.
Aged 0—5 years 29
Aged 5—16 years 149
Over 16 years 390
Total 568
2.—Education Cases.
Aged 7—16 years 114
Combined Total 682
Compared with 1942, the Statutory cases show an increase
of 19 and the Educational cases an increase of 39.
Six of the cases under Statutory supervision have died.
Three died in an institution, 3 under supervision.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—
In Certified Institutions 191
In Approved Homes 4
On leave from Institutions 7
Under Statutory supervision at home 277
Under Guardianship 59
In Mental Hospitals 8
Observation Cases 22
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