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The Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Obstetrics was
called in by medical practitioners to see 78 obstetrical and 207
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 obsetric and gym-ecological
aspects of 54 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 30
Aged 5—16 years 160
Over 16 years 548
Total 738
2.—Education Cases.
Aged 7—16 years 114
Combined Total 852
Compared with 1944, the Statutory cases show an increase
of 138 and the Educational cases a decrease of 14.
Two of the cases under Statutory supervision have died—one
in hospital and one at home. Three institution patients have
died in hospital.
The Statutory cases are distributed as follows: —
In Certified Institutions 260
In Approved Homes 3
On leave from Institutions 17
Under Statutory supervision at home 355
Under Guardianship 65
In Mental Hospitals 8
Observation cases 30
738