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The Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Obstetrics was
called in by medical practitioners to see 85 obstetrical and 178
gynaecological patients who could not afford to pay a private
consultant.
In addition, he was asked by the Medical Superintendent of
Mayday Hospital to give an opinion on the obstetric and gynaecological
aspects of 45 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 40
Aged 5—16 years 170
Over 16 years 390
Total 600
2.—Education Cases.
Aged 7—16 years 128
Combined Total 728
Compared with 1943, the Statutory cases show an increase
of 32 and the Educational cases an increase of 14.
Three of the cases under Statutory supervision have died-two
in hospital and 1 at home. 3 institution patients have died in
hospital.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows: —
In Certified Institutions 191
In Approved Homes 5
On leave from Institutions 3
Under Statutory supervision at home 279
Under Guardianship 66
In Mental Hospitals 7
Observation Cases 54
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