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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
London County Council 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Still under consideration | 145 | |
| Total remaining on the active list | 4,535 | |
| Removed from active list— | ||
| Died | 502 | |
| Discharged from institutional care | 243 | |
| Removed to a mental hospital under Lunacy Acts | 178 | |
| Removed to a State institution (violent or dangerous cases) | 46 | |
| Dealt with through the Poor Law | 579 | |
| Ascertained not subject for action | 1,975 | |
| 3,523 | ||
| Total | 8,058 | |
| (b) Summary of action taken during the year 1926 :— | ||
| Placed in institutions provided by the Council | 141 | |
| Placed in institutions under contract | 257 | |
| Placed under guardianship | 12 | |
| Placed in places of safety until the presentation of a petition for an order | 68 | |
| Placed under statutory supervision | 362 | |
| Discharged from institutional care | 31 | |
| Removed to a mental hospital | 21 | |
| Removed to a State institution | 10 | |
| Dealt with through the Poor Law | 52 | |
| Ascertained not subject for action | 194 | |
| Died | 48 |
Financial
statement.
Financial statement.
74. No. 28 of the Regulations provides also for the submission of financial
statements for the year ending 31st March. Such a statement (prepared by the
Comptroller of the Council) showing the cost to the Council of the administration
of the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, from 1st April, 1926, until 31st March, 1927, forms
Appendix I., and particulars of the Council's expenditure on the maintenance of
defectives in its own institutions are given in Appendix II.