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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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| Cause of Death. | MALE. | FEMALE. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision. | Institutional Care. | Supervision. | Institutional Care. | ||||||||||
| Feeble-minded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot. | Feebleminded. | Imbecile. | Idiot | ||
| Heart disease | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Congenital brain disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Hæmorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Chronic nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Paralysis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tonsillitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Uraemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Intestinal obstruction | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Endocarditis and rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Hirschspring's disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Causes not known | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 70 |
Statistics.
93. In the absence of any directions by the Board of Control as to the form in Statistics of
which statistics required by No. 28 of the Provisional Regulations, 1914, shall be dealt
submitted, the Council submits the following tables, which continue for the year
ended 31st December, 1929, the information tabulated on p. 48 of the last Annual
Report (Vol. II.):—
Table 15. Sources from which information has been received of cases of alleged mental defect.
| Source of information. | Period. | |
|---|---|---|
| From 1st Apr., 1914, to 31st Dec.,1929. | During 19-9 only. | |
| London Association for Mental Welfare | 1,130 | 90 |
| Local education authority | 4,864 | 334 |
| Poor law authority | 536 | 67 |
| Police authority (Section 8) | 976 | 69 |
| Transfers from prisons (Section 9) | 164 | 6 |
| Transfers from industrial schools (Section 9) | 392 | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 2,171 | 199 |
| Total number of cases of which information was received | 10,239 | 774 |