Table: The following table shows the sources from which cases were brought to notice under Statistics the Mental Deficiency Acts and the action taken thereon, references unless otherwise specified are to the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913:
The following table shows the sources from which cases were brought to notice under Statistics the Mental Deficiency Acts and the action taken thereon, references unless otherwise specified are to the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913:
1957
1958
Source of information—Local education authority—
Reported under Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944
415
440
Not reported, referred for voluntary supervision
133
141
-
548
-
581
Police authority (Section 8)
12
11
Home Office (Section 9)—
from prison
1
—
from approved school
3
—
-
4
-
-
From hospitals, residential nurseries, etc.
66
101
Miscellaneous
139
188
Total
769
881
Table: The position as at 31st December, 1958, is shown below, together with comparable figures for 1957.
The position as at 31st December, 1958, is shown below, together with comparable figures for 1957.
Under guardianship—
1957
1958
Personal guardianship of council's social workers
49
52
Nominees of the Guardianship Society, Brighton
60
60
Guardianship of relatives and friends
59
28
Guardianship of superintendents of small homes and institutions
26
21
In institutions awaiting decision as to their future
2
-
In mental hospitals
1
—
-
197
-
161
In hostels without orders under the Mental Deficiency Acts
6
11
Under statutory supervision
5,061
4,772
Under voluntary supervision
1,494
1,461
In institutions on orders under the Mental Deficiency Acts
7,399
4,163
In institutions without orders
2
3,119
7,401
-
7,282
In hospitals, residential nurseries, etc., awaiting institutional care
33
25
Still under consideration
26
21
Total
14,218
13,733
Table: The following is a summary of the cases dealt with during the year together with comparable figures for 1957.
The following is a summary of the cases dealt with during the year together with comparable figures for 1957.
