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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 13.
Particulars of Mental Defectives as on 1st January, 1937.
(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 heading of A or B.
A.—Number of mental defectives ascertained to be "subject to be dealt with ":—
| 1. Under "Order":— | M. | F. | T. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) (1) In Institutions (excluding cases on Licence)— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 44 | 33 | 77 |
| (2) On Licence from Institutions— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | — | — | — |
| Aged 16 years and over | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| (b) (1) Under Guardianship (excluding cases on Licence)— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| (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 | — | 1 |
| Aged 16 years and over | — | — | — |
| 3. Under Statutory Supervision Of whom:— | 76 | 82 | 158 |
| Awaiting removal to an Institution | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4. Action not yet taken under any one of the above headings:— | |||
| (a) Notified by Local Education Authorities (Sec. 2 (2) ) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| (b) Mental Defectives in receipt of Poor Relief:— | |||
| (1) Institutional— | |||
| (a) In Public Assistance Institutions and Municipal General Hospitals not approved under Sec. 37 | — | — | — |
| (6) In Institutions certified under the M.D. Acts (including those approved under Sec. 37):— | |||
| (1) Cases "placed" under Sec. 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| (2) Other Cases | — | — | — |
| (2) Domiciliary | — | 7 | 7 |
| (c) Otherwise "ascertained" | — | 1 | 1 |