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The Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Obstetrics was
called in by medical practitioners to see 59 obstetrical and 120
gynaecological patients who could not afford to pay a private consultant.
In addition, he was asked by the Medical Superintendent of
Mavday Hospital to give an opinion on the obstetric and gynæcological
aspects of 50 cases in the medical and surgical wards of
the Hospital.
MENTAL DEFICIENCY.
Number of known Mentally Defective Patients in the
Borough :—
1.—Statutory Cases.
Aged 0—5 years 19
Aged 5—16 years 140
Over 16 years 390
Total 549
2.—Education Cases.
Aged 7—16 years 75
Combined Total 624
Compared with 1941, the Statutory cases show an increase
of 19 and the Educational cases a decrea.se of 45.
Three of the cases under Statutory supervision have died.
Two died in an institution, 1 under supervision.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows:—
In Certified Institutions 219
In Approved Homes 3
On leave from Institutions 7
Under Statutory supervision at home 217
Under Guardianship 66
In Mental Hospitals 10
Observation Cases 27
549