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During the year 48 names have been added to the Statutory
list, 11 being new cases; 12 were referred on from the Education
Authority—6 as ineducable or no further educable, 6 for supervision
on leaving the Special School on attaining the age of 16; and 25
taken over from under the Local Government Act, 1929. Three
boys and 2 girls died during the year; three of these deaths occurred
in institutions and two in their own homes. Six left the Borough.
Four cases chargeable to other Local Authorities are uuder
supervision in the Borough
There are 4 children under observation, ages from 1|- to 6
years.
Twenty-two Statutory cases were dealt with as follows:—
Sent to Certified Institutions 5
Placed under Guardianship 4
Sent to Places of Safety 5
Allowed home on long leave 8
Discharged from Order
Returned to Institutions
Transferred from one Institution to another -
22
The number of cases sent to certified institutions shows a
decrease of 8. The difficulty of obtaining places is the explanation
of the fall in this figure.
Guardianship Cases.
There are 36 cases under Statutory guardianship and 1 on
leave ; 24 of these are under the care of relatives, and 12 are with
guardians who are not relations. Six males andi three females are
at. work. Nine cases are out of the Borough: seven under the
Brighton Guardianship Society, one with a guardian in Essex,
and another in Maidstone. Five boys and four girls attend the
Occupation Centre at Grangewood.
Cases on Leave from Institution.
Six boys are on leave, and of these 2 are in regular employment.
Five girls on leave—3 in regular work.