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100
The Education cases were distributed as follows:—
In Certified Residential Schools 1
In Certified Day Schools 101
In Private Schools -
Awaiting vacancies at St. Christopher's 10
112
During the year the Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 124 to Statutory
cases. The Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 1,060 visits to
Statutory cases and 1,554 to Education cases, 2,614 visits in all,
an increase of 548 on 1944 figures.
During 1945 twenty-five Statutory cases were dealt with as
follows:—
Sent to Certified Institutions 10
Placed under Guardianship 8
Sent to Croydon Mental Hospital 1
Varying Orders:
(a) Change of Guardian 4
(b) From one Institution to another 2
(c) From Guardianship to Institution -
(d) Orders closed -
Thirty-seven Orders were renewed during the year, 15 of
which were Guardianship.
Guardianship Cases.
There were 65 cases under Statutory Guardianships, 41 of
these under the care of relatives, and 24 with Guardians who are
not relatives. 10 males and 3 females are at work.
420 visits have been paid to Guardianship cases during the
year.
There are 11 cases on leave front Institutions (7 boys and 4
girls).