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180
II. Education Cases—
Aged 7—16 years 154
Combined Total 648
Compared with 1934, the Statutory cases show an increase of
34 and the Education cases an increase of 6.
Two of the cases under Statutory supervision have been
removed from the list and 2 have died.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—
In Certified Institutions 139
In Places of Safety and Approved Homes 6
On Leave from Institutions 7
Under Statutory Supervision at Home 249
Under Guardianship 49
In Mental Hospitals 13
Oases under Public Assistance 20
Observation Cases 11
There is a steady increase m the number of cases under Statutory
Supervision at home, due to some extent to the difficulty of
finding suitable residential accommodation.
No new cases are now being dealt with by the Public Assistance
Committee, as the Council now follow the policy that the Mental
Ddfinency Committee is the correct Committee to be responsible
for the care and supervision of mentally defectives.
The Education cases were distributed as follows:—
In Certified Residential Schools 9
In Certified Day Schools 106
At Private Schools 4
At Council Schools (awaiting vacancies at St.
Christopher's) 25
At no school; resident at home 1
Released for work 9
During the year, the Certifying Medical Officers made
tions and paid visits to the number of 100 to Statutory cases and
301 to Education cases—a total of 401, an increase of 17 over 1934.
The Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 2,050 visits to statutory cases
and 2,150 to Education cases, 4,200 visits in all, an increase over
1934 of 966 visits.