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London County Council 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Analysis of types of cases dealt with during the year.
90. The following statement furnishes an analysis of the various types of cases
notified during the year 1928, which were dealt with by way of institutional care,
gruardianship or supervision during the year:—
Analysis of
cases dealt
with.
Table 11.
| MALES. | FEMALES. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ai1ult. | Juvenile. | Adult. | Juvenile. | ||||||||||
| Supervision. | Institution. | Guardianship. | Supervision. | Institution. | Guardianship. | Supervision. | Institution.- | Guardianship. | Supervision. | Institution. | Guardian ship. | ||
| High Grade, Trainable, and | |||||||||||||
| 1. Tractable | 25 | 43 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 53 | 22 | — | 275 |
| 2. Troublesome | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 26 |
| 3. Had immoral relations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 4. Had illegitimate children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | - | — | 5 |
| 5.Epileptic | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 19 |
| Middle Grade and | |||||||||||||
| 1. Tractable | 2 | - | - | 69 | 9 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 70 | 10 | - | 163 |
| 2. Troublesome | - | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 12 |
| 3. Epileptic | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| 4. Dumb | — | - | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| 5. Blind | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Low Grade (Idiots.) | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | - | 15 |
| Post-Encephalitis Lethargica Cases | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Total | 30 | 52 | 1 | 133 | 48 | 1 | 30 | 52 | 4 | 138 | 47 | — | 536 |
Deaths.
91. The following statement furnishes particulars of the causes of death
during 1928, of defectives with whom the Council had a duty to deal. The average
ages of cases who died while in institutions or under guardianship were, 12 years
3 months on admission, 15 years 5 months at death. The average ages of the cases
who died while under supervision were, 10 years 2 months when placed under supervision.
15 vears at death:—
Table 12.
| Cause of Death. | MALE. | FEMALE. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision. | Institutional Care. | Supervision. | Institutional Care. | ||||||||||
| Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | ||
| Tuberculosis | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 14 |
| Tubercular peritonitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chronic internal hydrocephalus | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Do. and congenital brain disease | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Cardiac failure | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Causes of
death.