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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| (c) Removed to Mayday Hospital under Detention Order | 30 |
| (d) Admitted to Warlingham Park Hospital as temporary patients | - |
| (e) Investigated and no action taken | 104 |
| (f) Urgency Orders | — |
| 538 |
Under the Mental Deficiency Act.
Number of known Mentally Defective Patients in the Borough :
| 1952 | 1953 | |
| Under 5 years | 64 | 45 |
| Aged 5-16 years | 112 | 108 |
| Over 16 years | 569 | 567 |
| Total | 745 | 720 |
Compared with 1952 the cases show a decrease of 25.
Three Institution patients have died in hospital.
The cases are distributed as follows : —
| In Certified Institutions | 315 |
| In Approved Homes | 4 |
| On Licence from Institutions | 25 |
| Under Statutory supervision at home | 284 |
| Under Guardianship | 64 |
| In Mental Hospitals | 7 |
| Observation cases | 21 |
| In "Place of Safety" | — |
| 720 |
During the year the Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 98 cases. The
Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 4,744 visits. 28 new cases were
examined during 1953 and certified as mentally defective. 12 of
these cases were recommended for the Occupation Centre and 6
were placed under statutory supervision. 8 were recommended
for institutional care and 2 for friendly supervision.