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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table CIV.Number of known Mentally Defective Persons in the Borough—

Table CIV.

Number of known Mentally Defective Persons in the Borough—

1. Statutory Cases —
1932.1933.
Aged 0—5 years44
„ 5—16 ,,8371
Over 16 years351385
Total438460
II. Education Cases—
Aged 7—16 years136152
Combined Total574612

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Compared with 1932, the Statutory cases show an increase of
22 and the Education cases an increase of 16.

Table: The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—

The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—

1932.1933.
In Certified Institutions122125
In Places of Safety or Approved Homes64
On Leave from Institutions149
Under Statutory Supervision at Home216217
Under Guardianship and on Leave4147
In Mental Hospitals1213
Cases Under Public Assistance2728
Observation Cases—17
460

Table: The Education cases were distributed as follows:—

The Education cases were distributed as follows:—

1932.1933.
In Certified Residential Schools1110
In Certified Day Schools103110
At Private Schools75
At Council Schools (10 waiting for vacancies at St. Christopher's)614
At no school, resident at home813
In other Institutions1—
152