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Croydon 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TableI.

Number of known Mentally Defective Persons in the Borough—

I. Statutory Cases —
1933.1934.
aged 0—5 years44
„ 5-16 ,,7165
Over 16 years385391
Total460460
II. Education Cases—
Aged 7—16 years152148
Combined Total612608

Compared with 1933, the Statutory cases show no increase and
the Education cases a decrease of 4.
The Statutory cases would have shown an increase, but 16
cases on Supervision have been removed from the list, and 8 Public
Assistance cases under Guardianship, included in the 1933 fignres,
have been omitted in this year's figures.

The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—

1933.1934.
In Certified Institutions125127
In Places of Safety and Approved Homes46
On Leave from Institutions914
Under Statutory Supervision at Home217219
Under Guardianship4746
In Mental Hospitals1313
Cases Under Public Assistance2820
Observation Cases1715
460460