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186
Compared with 1935, the Statutory cases show au increase of
76 and the Education cases an increase of 4. The increase is due
to a number of cases previously dealt with by the Public Assistance
Committee, being transferred to the Mental Deficiency Committee.
Eive of the cases under Statutory supervision have died. Two
died at home and 3 in Institutions.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—
In Certified Institutions 143
In Places of Safety and Approved Homes 7
On Leave from Institutions 10
Under Statutory Supervision at Home 292
Under Guardianship 54
In Mental Hospitals 14
Cases under Public Assistance 20
Observation Cases 32
There is a steady increase in the number of cases under Statutory
Supervision at home, due to the difficulty of finding suitable
residential accommodation within reasonable distance of Croydon.
No new cases are dealt with by the Public Assistance Committee,
the Mental Deficiency Committee now being responsible for
the care and supervision of all new cases of mentally defectives.
The Education cases were distributed as follows:—
In Certified Residential Schools 11
In Certified Day Schools 126
At Private Schools 6
At Council Schools (awaiting vacancies at St.
Christopher's) 6
At no school: resident at home 1
Released for work 8
During the year, the Certifying Medical Officers made examinations
and paid visits to the number of 123 to Statutory cases and
308 to Education cases—a total of 431, an increase of 30 over 1935.
The Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 2,307 visits to Statutory cases
and 1,839 to Education cases, 4,146 visits in all, a decrease of
54 on 1935 figures.
During the year, 78 names have been added to the Statu ton
List:—29 of these being notified from the Local Education
Authority, and the remaining 49 from other sources. 5 names
have been removed from the list. 5 cases chargeable to other Local
Authorities are under supervision in the Borough.