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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913-27.
The ascertainment and supervision of persons coming within
the scope of these Acts, and the examination, certification, and
completion of reports for the Board of Control and other Authorities,
have been carried out satisfactorily.
TABLE 12.
| VISITS. | No. of reports— register, files, &c. | Number of interviews | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Supervision | Guardianship | Institution | Training Centre | Friendly Care | Total | ||
| 960 | 153 | 175 | 94 | 121 | 1,503 | 1026 | 149 |
TABLE 13.
| Particulars of Mental Defectives as on 1st January, 1938. | |||
| (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 | 15 | 29 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 40 | 31 | 71 |
| (2) On Licence from Institutions— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | — | — | — |
| Aged 16 years and over | 6 | 1 | ? |
| (b) (1) Under Guardianship (excluding cases on Licence)— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Aged 16 years and over | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| (2) On Licence from Guardianship— | |||
| Under 16 years of age | — | — | — |
| Aged 16 years and over | — | 1 | 1 |