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East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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32
MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913-27.
The duty of the Local Authority as regards ascertainment and
supervision of those cases coming within the scope of the Act of
1913 and its amendments, has been carried out satisfactorily.
In the following table the work performed by Miss Hicks
during the year is set out:—
TABLE 12.
| visits. | No. of half days teaching sessions at centre | No. of reports made out for register, files, &c. | Number of interviews | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Supervision | Guardianship | Institution | Training Centre | Friendly Care | School Cases | Total | |||
| 1,163 | 150 | 69 | 116 | 219 | 21 | 1,738 | 13 | 986 | 98 |
TABLE 13.
Particulars of Mental Defectives as on 1st January, 1932.
(A) " Subject to be dealt with " by the Local Authority.
(B) Who may become " subject to be dealt with " by the
Local Authority.
N .B.— No case is included under more than one main heading of A or B.
| A.—Number of Cases "Subject to be dealt with":— | M. | F. | T. |
| 1. Under "Order ":— | |||
| (a) (1) In Institutions (excluding cases on Licence)— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 30 | 24 | 54 |
| (2) On Licence from Institutions— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | — | — | — |
| Aged 16 years and over | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| (b) (1) Under Guardianship (excluding cases on Licence)— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 4 | — | 4 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| (2) On Licence from Guardianship— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | — | — | — |
| Aged 16 years and over | — | — | — |
| 2. In "places of safety":— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 2 | — | 2 |
| 3. Under Statutory SupervisionOf whom:— | 74 | 65 | 139 |
| (a) Attending Occupation Centres | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| (b) Awaiting removal to an Institution | 5 | 4 | 9 |