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Under the Mental Deficiency Act.
Number of known Mentally Defective Patients in the
Borough:
1947. 1948.
Under 5 years 74 14
Aged 5-16 years ;182 108
Over 16 years 395 509
Total 651 631
Compared with 1947 the cases show a decrease of 20.
Three Institution patients have died in hospital.
The cases are distributed as follows:—
1947. 1948,
In Certified Institutions 238 235
In Approved Homes 6 5
On Licence from Institutions 18 18
Under Statutory supervision at
home 225 208
Under Guardianship 66 71
In Mental Hospitals 18 14
Observation cases 80 77
In "Place of Safety" 3
651 631
During the year the Certifying Medical Officers made
examinations and paid visits to the number of 124 cases. The
Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 1,716 visits. 48 new cases were
examined during 1948 and certified as mentally defective. 31 of
these cases were recommended for the Occupation Centre.
During 1948, 47 cases were dealt with as follows:—
1947. 1948.
Sent to Certified Institutions 26 13
Placed under Guardianship 1 12
Sent to Warlingham Park Hospital— 1
Varying Orders:
(a) Change of Guardian 5 7
(b) From one Institution to another 5 8
(c) From Guardianship to
Institution 2
(d) Institution to Guardianship— 2
(e) Orders closed 4 2
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