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87
The Education cases were distributed as follows:—
In Certified Residential Schools 3
In Certified Day Schools 100
In Private Schools —
Awaiting vacancies at St. Christopher's. 11
114
During the year the Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 147 to Statutory
cases. The Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 1,438 visits to
Statutory cases and 857 to Education cases, 2,295 visits in all,
a decrease of 483 on 1942 figures.
During 1943, twenty-six Statutory cases were dealt with as
follows:—
Sent to Certified Institutions 18
Placed under Guardianship 3
Sent to Croydon Mental Hospital —
Varying Orders:
(a) Change of Guardian —
(b) From one Institution to another 4
(c) From Guardianship to Institution. 1
(d) Orders closed —
Eighty Orders were renewed during the year, .9 of which
were Guardianship.
Guardianship Cases.
There were 59 cases under Statutory Guardianships, 40 of
these under the care of relatives, and 19 with Guardians who are
not relatives. 9 males and 3 females are at work.
497 visits have been paid to Guardianship cases during the
year.
There are 7 cases on leave from Institutions (2 boys and 5
girls).