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remainder, whose illnesses were of a milder character, were sent to general recuperative
holiday homes accommodating patients recovering from all types of illness.
Statistics

*This figure includes cases on licence who were visited at regular intervals by officers of the Council on behalf of
the regional hospital boards as follows : 1951, 352 ; 1952, 259 ; 1953, 236 ; 1954, 247.
Under guardianship 221 222 223 217
In places of safety awaiting the presentation of a petition 8 11 11 11
Under supervision 4,222† 4,556† 4,815† 5,007†
In hospitals, residential nurseries, etc., awaiting the
presentation of a petition 52 41 59 61
Still under consideration 21 9 18 8
Total remaining on active list 4,524‡ 4,839‡ 5,126‡ 5,304‡
Grand Total 29,969 30,931 31,818 32,678
†In addition to the cases under supervision, persons known to the local authority to be mentally defective but not
subject to be dealt with, were visited on a voluntary basis, as follows: 1951, 1,020; 1952, 1,040; 1953, 1,055;
1954, 986.
‡Of these the following were awaiting institutional care : 1951, 154 ; 1952, 169 ; 1953, 199 ; 1954, 205.