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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 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.