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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 9.
| Name of institution. | On leave of absence on 1st Jan,. 1928. | Granted leave of absence during 1928. | No. of licences revoked during 1928. | No. of cases on licence whose orders were discharged during 1928. | No. of cases on licence transferred to guardianship. | Died whilst on leave during 1928. | No. of cases still on licence on 31st Dec., 1928. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| The Manor, Epsom | 59 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 72 | 72 |
| Farmfield, Horley | 18 | — | 22 | - | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 27 | - |
| Brunswick House, Mistley | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| South Side Home, Streat-ham | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | 7 |
| "Contract" institutions | 24 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 34 | 36 |
| Total | 108 | 89 | 78 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 141 | 115 |
| 197 | 131 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 256 | ||||||||
Leave of
absence in
daily employment.
In addition, the following were on leave of absence in daily employment on 31st
December, 1928:—from The Manor, 8 females; from Farmfield, 1 male; from the
South Side Home, 8 females.
88. The proportion borne by the number of cases to whom licence was granted
with a view to ultimate discharge to the total number of cases receiving institutional
care was about 1 to 9, as compared with 1 to 10 during 1927,1 to 12£ during 1926,
and 1 to 15 during 1925. During 1928, 14 per cent. of the cases on licence failed
to make good, and the licences had to be revoked. In 1927, there were 18 per cent.,
and in 1926,19 per cent. of failures. It will be seen, therefore, that the experiment
of granting licence is becoming more successful year by year.
Occupation
during leave
of absence.
89. The following statement shows the various occupations of defectives on
leave of absence from institutions with a view to discharge who were residing within
the London area on 31st December, 1928:—
Table 10.
| Occupation. | Number of defectives employed. | Occupation. | Number of defectives employed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males— | Females— | ||
| Box making | 1 | Domestic work | 17 |
| Building trade | 4 | Dressmaking and millinery | 1 |
| Coal trade | 3 | Factory work | 1 |
| Dairy work | 1 | Kitchen work at restaurant | 3 |
| Decorating trade | 1 | Laundry | 1 |
| Domestic work | 7 | Metal work | 1 |
| Errand boys | 3 | ||
| Factory work | 4 | ||
| French polisher | 1 | ||
| Hawking | 1 | ||
| Metal work | 1 | ||
| Motor driving | 1 | ||
| Motor repairs | 1 | ||
| Parcels clerk | 1 | ||
| Pastry cook and under-chef | 1 | ||
| Plumber | 1 | ||
| Porters | 3 | ||
| Potman | 1 | ||
| Street sellers | 2 | ||
| Rag sorter | 1 | ||
| Shop assistants | 3 | ||
| Tailoring | 3 | ||
| Total | 45 | Total | 24 |