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London County Council 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Removed from active list:—

Removed from active list:—

Discharged from institutional care2,119
Removed to mental hospitals under Lunacy Acts452
Removed to a State institution142
Ascertained not subject to action8,429
Died3,761
14,903
26,554

Table: Summary of movements during 1946 Placed in institutions provided by the Council—

Summary of movements during 1946 Placed in institutions provided by the Council—

The Manor53
Farmfield11
St. Lawrence's81
Darenth Park41
Fountain79
Leavesden34
Leytonstone House8
Bethnal Green Hospital3
Placed in institutions under contract12
Placed under guardianship15
Placed in places of safety pending presentation of a petition for an order76
Placed under supervision363
Discharged from institutional care181
Removed to mental hospitals14
Removed to a State institution9
Ascertained not subject for action266
Died190
— 1,436

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* The figure includes 638 patients on licence with a view to discharge. In addition, 291 patients
were absent in local daily employment on 31st December, 1946. The number of patients on leave is almost14
per cent. of the total number on the registers of the institutions.
† In addition to the 3,800 cases under statutory supervision, 976 cases of defective persons known
to the local authority to bo mentally defective but not subject to be dealt with under the M.D. Acts are
visited on a voluntary basis at infrequent intervals. The Council acts as the paid agent of the Ministry
of Labour in placing in employment mentally defective children who leave special schools, and in supervising
these cases up to 18 years of age. On 31st December, 1946, 430 defectives were being afforded the
benefits of this scheme.
Land under
cultivation

Table: Farming operations During the year 1946, the area of land farmed by the Mental Health Services decreased by 205 acres, some of this having been surrendered for housing purposes. The following table shows the total areas of land under cultivation since the outbreak of war:—

Farming operations During the year 1946, the area of land farmed by the Mental Health Services decreased by 205 acres, some of this having been surrendered for housing purposes. The following table shows the total areas of land under cultivation since the outbreak of war:—

Acreage at outbreak of warArableGrassTotal
1,0411,7482,789
,, 30-9-412,2392,9055,144
,, 30-9-423,1692,8145,983
,, 30-9-433,5742,7506,324
,, 30-9-443,7932,7666,559
,, 30-9-453,7772,7666,543
,, 30-9-463,4282,9106,338

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Produce

Table: Particulars of the main items of produce derived from these farms during the year ended 31st March, 1946, are given below with comparative figures for preceding years:—

Particulars of the main items of produce derived from these farms during the year ended 31st March, 1946, are given below with comparative figures for preceding years:—

EggsNo.1938-391939-401940-411941-421942-431943-441944-451945-46
556,902518,228359,310210,844201,123176,618178,981222,014
MilkGals.650,262664,072543,997456,807434,238439,684i464,220515,954
MeatTons403374351294263245227240
Potatoes1,0261,5311,7722,2903,1042,8093,0682,721
Other vegetables „1,2011,4771,6681,7922,4562,2992,1202,324
Fruit ,,78808194119149147157
Animal foodstuffs „1,4331,3093,3534,9596,2137,6239,0828,984
Total value for year£106,589£110,240£125,513£139,000£156,721£l 62,631£172,294£189,994