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MENTAL DEFECIENCY.
Number of known Mentally Destructive Pormonism in the, Borough:-
1. Statutory Cases.
Aged 0-5 Years 10
Aged 5-16 Years 120
Over 16 Years 400
Total 530
2. Education Cases.
Aged 7 -16 Years 120
Combined Total 650
Compared with 1940, the Statutory cases show an increase of 3
and the Educational cases 5.
12 of the cases under Statutory supervision have died. 5 died in
an institution, 1 under guardianship, 2 were under observation end 4 were
under Statutory supervision.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:-
In Certified Institutions 160
In approved Homes 2
On leave from Institutions 7
Under Statutory supervision at Home 240
Under Guardianship 65
In Mental Hospitals 15
Cases under Public Assistance 5
Obeervation Cases 38
530
The Education Cases were distributed as follows:-
In Certified Residential Schools 10
In Certified Day Schools 70
In Private Schools
Awaiting vacancies at St. Christopher's 40
120
During the; year the Certified Medical Officers made examinations
and paid visits to the number of 96 to Statutory cases and 50 to
Educ tional Cases, a total of 146, the same as in 1940. The Mental
Deficiency Visitors paid 1852 visits to Statutory cases end 846
Education cases, 2,678 visits in all, an increase of 100 on 1940 figures.
During the year 49 names have been added to the Statutory list, of
whom 16 wore notified from the Local Education Authority,
During 1941, thirty Statutory cases were dealt with as follows:-
Sent to Certified Institutions 9
Placed under Guardianship 2
Sent to Croydon Mental Hospital 1
Varying Orders.
(a) Change of Guardian 4
(b) From one Institution to Another 6
(c) From Guardianship to Institution
Orders closed 1
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