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MENTAL DEFICIENCY
Number of known Meroully Defective Persons in the Borough-
1. Statutory Cases-
Aged 0-5 years 5
Aged 5-16 years 120
Over 16 years 574
Total 699
2. Eduaution Cases-
Aged 7-16 years 186
Combined total 885
Compared with 1938, the Statutory cases show a decrease
of 8 and the Education cases an increase of 2.
Five of the cases under Statutory supervision have
died. Four died in an Institution and one under guardianship.
. The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:-
In Certified Institutions 169
In Places of Safety and Approved Homes 4
On leave from Institutions 2
Under Statutory Supervision at Home 400
Under Guardianship 65
In Mental Hospitals 10
Cases under Public Assistance 14
Observation Cases 35
The Education cases were distributed as follows:-
In Certified Residential Schools 15
In Certified Day Schools 132
At Private Schools 3
At Council Schools (awaiting vacancies at
St. Christopher's) 30
Released for work 6
During the year the. Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 88 to Statutory
cases and 95 to Education cases - a total of 183, a
decrease of 228 compared with 1938. The Mental Deficiency
Visitors paid 2,200 visit's to Statutory cases and 1,800
Education cases, 4,000 visits in all, a decrease of 96 on
1938 figuresi.
During the year 23 names have been added to the
Statutory List - all of these being notified from the
Local Education Authority. 20 names have been removed
from the list. 6 cases chargeable to other Local
Authorities are under supervision in the Borough.
NOTIFIED CASES.
Of the 23 cases notified by the Local Education
Authority -
18 are at work;
5 are at home.
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