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Mental Deficiency Acts 1913-1938
Ascertainment
During the year the number of new cases ascertained was 19
as compared with 26 in 1957 and the total number of cases on the
Authority's registers is now 871, made up as follows:-
In Mental Deficiency Hospitals 361
On licence from Hospitals 14
In Approved Homes 3
Under Statutory Supervision at home 322
Under Guardianship 20
In Mental Hospitals 8
Under friendly supervision 143
871
160 of the cases in mental deficiency hospitals have now
been discharged from their Orders but are remaining as inpatients
under the informal arrangements outlined in Ministry of
Health Circular 2/58.
During the year the Certifying Medical Officers made examinations
and paid visits to the number of 53 cases. The
Mental Deficiency Visitors paid 2,952 visits. Further information
concerning cases dealt with in 1958 is appended below, and
the 1957 figures are given for comparison purposes:-
1958 1957
Admitted to Mental Deficiency Hospitals 27 14
Admitted to Mental Hospitals 2 2
Admitted to Hospitals for Short-Term Care 12 12
Transferred from one Hospital to another 6 4
Orders closed 20 24
Varying Orders:
(a) Change of Guardian 2 –
(b) From Guardianship to Hospital 1 3
(c) From Hospital to Guardianship - 2
2 of the five Orders renewed during the year were in respect
of Guardianship patients. 6 cases were awaiting permanent
vacancies in mental deficiency hospitals on 31st December, 1958.