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90
The Education cases were distributed as follows:—
In Certified Residential Schools 3
In Certified Day Schools 101
In Private Schools —
Awaiting vacancies at St. Christopher's 24
128
During tlie year the Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 120 to Statutory
cases. The Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 1,060 visits to
Statutory cases and 1,006 to Education cases, 2,066 visits in all,
a decrease of 229 on 1943 figures.
During 1944, thirty-one Statutory cases were dealt with as
follows: —
Sent to Certified Institutions 12
Placed under Guardianship 11
Sent to Croydon Mental Hospital
Varying Orders:
(a) Change of Guardian 2
(b) From one Institution to another 3
(c) From Guardianship to Institution —
(d) Orders closed 3
Eighty-seven Orders were renewed during the year, 10 of
which were Guardianship.
Guardianship Cases.
There were 66 cases under Statutory Guardianships, 42 of
these under the care of relatives, and 24 with Guardians who are
not relatives. 9 males and 3 females are at work.
480 visits have been paid to Guardianship cases during the
year.
There are 3 cases on leave from Institutions (2 boys and 1
gir1).