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SECTION V.—MENTAL DEFICIENCY.
The Staff in the Public Health Department dealing with the
mentally defective consists of one whole-time visitor and of the
Medical Officer of Health and the Deputy Medical Officer of
Health, who are the certifying officers under the Mental Deficiency
Act.
The following statement deals with two groups of cases:—
(a) Statutory Cases, consisting of mental defectives under 7 or over
16 known to require special care and supervision; ineducable mentally
defective children between the ages of 7 and 16; and children
referred to the local control authority, under the Mental Deficiency
Act, as being either incapable of further education in a special
school, or of being incapable of such education without detriment
to other children. All these cases are dealt with under the Mental
Deficiency Act.
(b) Education Cases, consisting of mentally defective children
between the age of 7 and 16 capable of education in special schools.
These are dealt with by the education authority.
Number of the Mentally Defective.
The total number of the mentally defective in the Borough
known by medical examination is:—