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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 13.
| MALES. | FEMALES. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult. | Juvenile. | Adult. | Juvenile. | ||||||||||
| Supervision. | Institution. | Guardianship. | Supervision. | Institution. | Guardianship. | Supervision. | Institution. | Guardianship. | Supervision. | Institution. | Guardian ship. | ||
| High Grade, Trainable, | |||||||||||||
| 1. Tractable | 69 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 19 | — | 72 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 15 | — | 283 |
| 2. Troublesome | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 27 |
| 3. Had immoral relations | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 4. Illegitimate | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 5. Had illegitimate children | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 6. Epileptic | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 20 |
| 7. Infirm | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 8. Married | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Middle Grade and | |||||||||||||
| 1. Tractable | — | 5 | — | 58 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 42 | 20 | — | 147 |
| 2. Troublesome | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 11 |
| 3. Illegitimate | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 4. Epileptic | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 14 |
| 5. Infirm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 6. Dumb | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7. Deaf and Dumb | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8. Blind | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Low Grade (Idiots.) | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 7 | — | 24 |
| Moral Defectives | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Post-Encephalitis Lethargica Cases | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 |
| Total | 92 | 55 | 4 | 92 | 52 | — | 91 | 61 | 5 | 68 | 53 | — | 573 |
Deaths.
92. Table 14 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 were, 14 years 5 months on admission, 19
years 11 months at death. The average ages of the cases who died while under
supervision were, 11 years 5 months when placed under supervision, 15 years 11
months at death.
Table 14.
| Cause of Death. | MALE. | female. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision. | Institutional Care. | Supervision. | Institutional Care. | Total. | |||||||||
| Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | ||
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Do. and heart disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Tubercular meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tubercular peritonitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | i | 1 | 13 |
| Do. and meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Do. and congenital brain disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Do. and hydrocephalus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Causes of
death.