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SECTION V.—MENTAL DEFICIENCY.
I he 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 years known to require special care and supervision;
ineducable mentally defective children between the ages of 7 and 16
years; 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.