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88
The Education cases were distributed as follows:—
In Certified Residential Schools 6
In Certified Day Schools 69
In Private Schools —
Awaiting vacancies at St. Christopher's —
75
During the year the Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 102 to Statutory
cases. The Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 1,832 visits to Statutory
cases and 946 to Education cases, 2,778 visits in all, an
increase of 100 on 1941 figures.
During 1942, twenty-eight Statutory cases were dealt with as
follows:—
Sent to Certified Institutions 7
Placed under Guardianship 2
Sent to Croydon Mental Hospital —
Varying Orders:
(a) Change of Guardian 6
(b) From one Institution to another 7
(c) From Guardianship to Institution.. 3
(d) Orders closed 3
Fifty-four Orders were renewed during the year, 14 of which
were Guardianship.
Guardianship Cases.
There are 66 cases under Statutory Guardianship, 44 of these
under the care of relatives, and 10 with Guardians who are not
relatives. 9 males and 3 females are at work.
420 visits have been paid to Guardianship cases during the
year.
There are 7 cases on leave from Institutions (2 boys and 5
girls).