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London County Council 1957

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

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Mental Deficiency Acts
Statistics

Table: The following table shows the sources from which cases were brought to notice under the Mental Deficiency Acts and the action taken thereon :

The following table shows the sources from which cases were brought to notice under the Mental Deficiency Acts and the action taken thereon :

19561957
Source of information—Local education authority—
Reported under Section 57 of the Education Act,
1944490415
Not reported, referred for voluntary supervision94133
-584-548
Police authority (Section 8)1412
Home Office (Section 9)
from prison21
from approved school23
-4-4
From hospitals, residential nurseries, etc.7166
Miscellaneous137139
Total810769

Table: The position as at 31st December, 1957, together with comparable figures for 1956 :

The position as at 31st December, 1957, together with comparable figures for 1956 :

19561957
Under guardianship—
Personal guardianship of council's social workers5249
Nominees of the Guardianship Society, Brighton6460
Guardianship of relatives and friends6559
Guardianship of superintendents of small homes
and institutions3126
In institutions awaiting decision as to their future32
In mental hospitals11
Escaped and not traced1—
-217-197
In hostels without orders under the Mental Deficiency Acts6
Under statutory supervision5,0325,061
Under voluntary supervision1,3291,494
In place of safety awaiting presentation of a petition1—
In institutions7,5497,399
In institutions without orders under the Mental_2
Deficiency Acts
In hospitals, residential nurseries, etc., awaiting institutional care4633
Still under consideration2526
Total14,19914,218

Table: The following is a summary of the cases dealt with during the year together with comparable figures for 1956.

The following is a summary of the cases dealt with during the year together with comparable figures for 1956.

19561957
Placed in institutions—
Under section 355127
Under section 618493
Under section 82937
Under section 956
-273-263
Placed under guardianship2514
Varying orders—
from guardianship to guardianship1740
from guardianship to institution1513
from institution to guardianship—4
-32-57